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Home My WebLink AboutExhibit12/20/21, 10:55 AM Funded Award Award Letter December 16, 2021 Dear Arthur Noriega V, On behalf of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, it is my pleasure to inform you the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has approved the application submitted by MIAMI, CITY OF for an award under the funding opportunity entitled 2021 BJA FY 21 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses. The approved award amount is $498,181. Review the Award Instrument below carefully and familiarize yourself with all conditions and requirements before accepting your award. The Award Instrument includes the Award Offer (Award Information, Project Information, Financial Information, and Award Conditions) and Award Acceptance. Please note that award requirements include not only the conditions and limitations set forth in the Award Offer, but also compliance with assurances and certifications that relate to conduct during the period of performance for the award. These requirements encompass financial, administrative, and programmatic matters, as well as other important matters (e.g., specific restrictions on use of funds). Therefore, all key staff should receive the award conditions, the assurances and certifications, and the application as approved by OJP, so that they understand the award requirements. Information on all pertinent award requirements also must be provided to any subrecipient of the award. Should you accept the award and then fail to comply with an award requirement, DOJ will pursue appropriate remedies for non-compliance, which may include termination of the award and/or a requirement to repay award funds. To accept the award, the Authorized Representative(s) must accept all parts of the Award Offer in the Justice Grants System (JustGrants), including by executing the required declaration and certification, within 45 days from the award date. Congratulations, and we look forward to working with you. Amy Solomon Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Office for Civil Rights Notice for All Recipients The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been delegated the responsibility for ensuring that recipients of federal financial assistance from the OJP, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and the Office on Violence https://justgrants.usdoj.gov/prweb/PRAuth/app/JGITS_/3yZ6Bxxi_IpDExTOT4XnAjzjAXmVNevW'/!TABTHREAD3?pyActivity=PrintWork&Prompt=fats... 1 /3 12/20/21, 10:55 AM Funded Award Against Women (OVW) are not engaged in discrimination prohibited by law. Several federal civil rights laws, such as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, require recipients of federal financial assistance to give assurances that they will comply with those laws. Taken together, these civil rights laws prohibit recipients of federal financial assistance from DOJ from discriminating in services and employment because of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, sex, and, for grants authorized under the Violence Against Women Act, sexual orientation and gender identity. Recipients are also prohibited from discriminating in services because of age. For a complete review of these civil rights laws and nondiscrimination requirements, in connection with DOJ awards, see https:Hojp.gov/funding/Explore/LegalOverview/CiviIRightsRequirements.htm. Under the delegation of authority, the OCR investigates allegations of discrimination against recipients from individuals, entities, or groups. In addition, the OCR conducts limited compliance reviews and audits based on regulatory criteria. These reviews and audits permit the OCR to evaluate whether recipients of financial assistance from the Department are providing services in a nondiscriminatory manner to their service population or have employment practices that meet equal -opportunity standards. If you are a recipient of grant awards under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act or the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and your agency is part of a criminal justice system, there are two additional obligations that may apply in connection with the awards: (1) complying with the regulation relating to Equal Employment Opportunity Programs (EEOPs); and (2) submitting findings of discrimination to OCR. For additional information regarding the EEOP requirement, see 28 CFR Part 42, subpart E, and for additional information regarding requirements when there is an adverse finding, see 28 C.F.R. §§ 42.204(c), .205(c)(5). The OCR is available to help you and your organization meet the civil rights requirements that are associated with DOJ grant funding. If you would like the OCR to assist you in fulfilling your organization's civil rights or nondiscrimination responsibilities as a recipient of federal financial assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the OCR at askOCR@ojp.usdoj.gov. Memorandum Regarding NEPA NEPA Letter Type OJP - Categorical Exclusion NEPA Letter None of the following activities will be conducted whether under the Office of Justice Programs federal action or a related third party action: (1) New construction (2) Any renovation or remodeling of a property located in an environmentally or historically sensitive area, including property (a) listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, or (b) located within a 100-year flood plain, a wetland, or habitat for an endangered species (3) A renovation that will change the basic prior use of a facility or significantly change its size (4) Research and technology whose anticipated and future application could be expected to have an effect on the environment https://justgrants.usdoj.gov/prweb/PRAuth/app/JGITS_/3yZ6Bxxi_IpDExTOT4XnAjzjAXmVNevW*/!TABTH READ3?pyActivity=PrintWork&Prompt=fats... 2/3 12/20/21, 10:55 AM Funded Award (5) Implementation of a program involving the use of chemicals (including the identification, seizure, or closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories) Additionally, the proposed action is neither a phase nor a segment of a project that when reviewed in its entirety would not meet the criteria for a categorical exclusion. Consequently, the subject federal action meets the Office of Justice Programs' criteria for a categorical exclusion as contained in paragraph 4(b) of Appendix D to Part 61 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations. nuestions ahont this determination may he directed to vour grant manager or Environmental NEPA Coordinator First Name Orbin Award Information Project Information Financial Information Award Conditions Award Acceptance Middle Name Last Name Terry https://justgra nts. usdoj.gov/prweb/PRAuth/a pp/J G ITS_/3yZ6Bxxi_Ip D ExTOT4XnAjzjAXmVNevW*/!TABTH READ3?pyActivity=Pri nt Work&Prom pt=fals... 3/3 12/21 /21, 9:56 AM Funded Award Award Letter Award Information Project Information Financial Information Award Conditions Award Acceptance Declaration and Certification to the U.S. Department of Justice as to Acceptance By checking the declaration and certification box below, I -- A. Declare to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), under penalty of perjury, that I have authority to make this declaration and certification on behalf of the applicant. B. Certify to DOJ, under penalty of perjury, on behalf of myself and the applicant, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the following are true as of the date of this award acceptance: (1) 1 have conducted or there was conducted (including by applicant's legal counsel as appropriate and made available to me) a diligent review of all terms and conditions of, and all supporting materials submitted in connection with, this award, including any assurances and certifications (including anything submitted in connection therewith by a person on behalf of the applicant before, after, or at the time of the application submission and any materials that accompany this acceptance and certification); and (2) 1 have the legal authority to accept this award on behalf of the applicant. C. Accept this award on behalf of the applicant. D. Declare the following to DOJ, under penalty of perjury, on behalf of myself and the applicant: (1) 1 understand that, in taking (or not taking) any action pursuant to this declaration and certification, DOJ will rely upon this declaration and certification as a material representation; and (2) 1 understand that any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent information or statement in this declaration and certification (or concealment or omission of a material fact as to either) may be the subject of criminal prosecution (including under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and/or 1621, and/or 34 U.S.C. §§ 10271-10273), and also may subject me and the applicant to civil penalties and administrative remedies under the federal False Claims Act (including under 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3730 and/or §§ 3801- 3812) or otherwise. Agency Approval Title of Approving Official Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Name of Approving Official Signed Date And Time Amy Solomon 12/14/21 8:25 AM https://justgrants.usdoj.gov/prweb/PRAuth/app/JGITS_/3yZ6Bxxi_IpDExTOT4XnAjzjAXmVNevW*/!TABTH READ2?pyActivity=PrintWork&Prompt=fals... 1 /2 12/21 /21, 9:56 AM Funded Award Authorized Representative Entity Acceptance Title of Authorized Entity Official Miami City Manager Signed Date And Time https://justgrants.usdoj.gov/prweb/PRAuth/app/J G ITS_/3yZ6Bxxi_IpDExTOT4XnAjzjAXmVNevW*/!TABTH READ2?pyActivity=PrintWork&Prompt=fats... 2/2 United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 2021 BJA FY 21 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses CITY OF MIAMI, a Florida Municipal Corporation 1-2 Arthur Noriega V, City Manager Attest: Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Approved as to Form and Correctness: Date: Date: By: Date: Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Approved as to Insurance Requirements: By: Date: Ann -Marie Sharpe, Director of Risk Management