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General Assurances and Certifications 2022-23

  1. Programs and services are and will be in compliance with:
    1. Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
    2. California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code §11135;
    3. Chapter 1, Subchapter 4 (commencing with §30) of Division I of Title 5, California Code of Regulations (5 CCR).
    4. Title IX (nondiscrimination on the basis of sex) of the Education Amendments of 1972. Each program or activity conducted by the Grantee will be conducted in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 2, (commencing with §200).
    5. Prohibition of Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title I of the California Education Code (EDC), as well as all other applicable provisions of state law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex.
    6. Affirmative action provisions of the Education Amendments of 1972.
    7. Age Discrimination Act of 1975.
  2. Programs and services for individuals with disabilities are in compliance with the disability laws. (Public Law (PL) 105-17; 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 300, 303; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973)
  3. When federal funds are made available, they will be used to supplement the amount of state and local funds that would, in the absence of such federal funds, be made available for the uses specified in the state plan, and in no case supplant such state or local funds. (20 United States Code (USC) §6321; PL 114-95, Part 1118(b)(1))
  4. All state and federal statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications appropriate to each program under which federal or state funds are made available through this application will be met by the applicant agency in its administration of each program.
  5. The Grantee will make reports to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) as may reasonably be necessary to enable the CDSS to perform their duties and will maintain such records and provide access to those records as the CDSS deems necessary. Such records will include, but will not be limited to, records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by the recipient of those funds, the total cost of the activity for which the funds are used, the share of that cost provided from other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. The recipient shall maintain such records for three years after the completion of the activities for which the funds are used. (34 CFR Parts 76.722, 76.730, 76.731, 76.760; 2 CFR Part 200.334)
  6. The Grantee declares that it neither uses nor will use federal funds for lobbying activities and hereby complies with the certification requirements of 34 CFR Part 82.
  7. The Grantee has complied with the certification requirements under 34 CFR Part 84 regarding debarment, suspension and other requirements for a drug-free workplace. (34 CFR Part 84)
  8. The Grantee will adopt and use proper methods of administering each program including enforcement of any obligations imposed by law on agencies responsible for carrying out programs and correction of deficiencies in program operations identified through audits, monitoring or evaluation. (20 USC §7846;)
  9. Programs and services are and will be in compliance with Section 8355 of the California Government Code and the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and implemented at 34 CFR Part 84, Subpart F, for grantees, as defined at 34 CFR Part 84, Sections 84.105 and 84.110.
  10. Federal grant recipients, sub recipients and their grant personnel are prohibited from text messaging while driving a government owned vehicle, or while driving their own privately owned vehicle during official grant business, or from using government supplied electronic equipment to text message or email when driving. Recipients must comply with these conditions under Executive Order 13513, "Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving," October 1, 2009.
  11. The Federal grant sub recipient has complied with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, as defined in 2 CFR Part 25 (PL 109-282; PL 110-252) regarding the establishment of a Unique Entity Identifier in the System for Award Management web page.

Questions: Child Care and Development Division, CCDDGrants@dss.ca.gov