CAH reserves the right to rescind any and all grant awards for non-compliance with CAH’s RFQ guidelines, policies, or regulations, at any time. Fiscal Year 2024 grantees with unmet reporting obligations regarding previous CAH funding programs as of close of business on Friday, October 30, 2024, are ineligible to receive additional awards from CAH.
Grant Management and Rescindment
Grantee agrees that it will include a CAH logo and a credit line in all of its grant-related announcements and promotional material and that it will make its best efforts to publicly credit CAH’s support for the project in all related public events. CAH has the right to withhold, reduce or rescind a grant award according to the terms and provisions of the grant agreement or if the grantee exercises any of the following:
- Fails to notify CAH of changes in project collaborators or other significant management changes or changes in the project scope without advance approval.
- Refuses to provide access to monitoring.
- Fails to comply with the terms of the grant award contract requirements.
- Fails to demonstrate adequate financial management and oversight of the project; and/or,
- Fails to properly publicly credit CAH’s support of the funded project.
Citywide Clean Hands (CCH)
All applicants must submit a current “Citywide Clean Hands Certification,” from the District of Columbia’s Office of Tax and Revenue at the time of application. A current CCH should also be submitted prior to any grant award disbursement throughout the grant period. The CCH website application supports the “Clean Hands” Mandate (D. C. Code § 47-2862), which stipulates that individuals and businesses are to be denied District goods or services if there is a debt owed to the District of Columbia of more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for fees, fines, taxes, or penalties. Applicants may visit the following site to obtain more information: https://ocfocleanhands.dc.gov/cch/.
Legal Compliance
Federal and District of Columbia law requires all grant applicants to comply with all applicable laws and regulations that regard non-discrimination. The list of those laws and regulations include:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which provides that grantees must take adequate steps to ensure that people with limited English proficiency receive the language assistance necessary to afford them meaningful access to grant-related programs, activities, and services). Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) (which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin). Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sections 1681- 1686) (which prohibits discrimination based on sex). Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. Section 794). The DC Human Rights Act of 1977; and The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §§12101 – 12213) (which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disabilities).
Americans with Disabilities Act
CAH is committed to ensuring that all grantees comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The ADA provides civil rights protection to individuals with disabilities in the areas of employment, services rendered by state and local government, places of public accommodation, transportation, and telecommunication services. Organizations funded by CAH must make reasonable accommodations to ensure that people with disabilities have equal physical and communications access, as defined by federal law.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (I.D.E.A.)
CAH has placed increased focus on utilizing an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (I.D.E.A.) lens in its grantmaking, with the goal of creating a more equitable arts and humanities landscape in the District. In addition to detailed plans for its compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (42 U.S.C.SC §§ 12101 et seq.), each applicant must demonstrate how its programming and services will be inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible throughout the District of Columbia, beyond participants with disabilities. Applicants should consider a broad definition of “accessibility” by addressing financial, geographic, demographic, cultural, and developmental access. For more information, see the Americans with Disabilities Act section of these RFA guidelines (see page15). For reference, applicants may use this link to access the text of the ADA: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/12101). Notwithstanding the fact that it has shared hyperlinks attached immediately above and later below, the District government does not represent that shared text of the ADA (or any other text) is the latest version of the subject law.
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