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TITLE VI CERTIFICATION <br />The County of Kittitas assures and certifies compliance with the following laws and regulations: <br />TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, WHICH STATES: <br />"No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from <br />participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity <br />receiving federal financial assistance." <br />SECTION 1.4(B)(2)(1) OF THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN <br />DEVELOPMENT ISSUED PURSUANT TO TITLE VI WHICH REQUIRE: <br />"A recipient, in determining the types of housing, accommodations, facilities, services, financial aid, or other <br />benefits which will be provided under any such program or activity, or the class of persons to whom, or the <br />situations in which, such housing, accommodations, facilities, services, financial aid, or other benefits will be <br />provided under any such program or activity, or the class of persons to be afforded an opportunity to <br />participate in any such program or activity, may not, directly or through contractual or other arrangements, <br />utilize criteria or methods of administration which have the effect of subjecting persons to discrimination <br />because of their race, color, national origin, or have the effect of defeating or substantially impairing <br />accomplishment of the objectives of the program or activity as respect to persons of a particular race, color, <br />or national origin." <br />DEMOGRAPHICS <br />1. Population in the service area of the county or counties covered in this application 40,915 <br />2. Number of Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) 3,121 <br />3. Number of residents by race in the service area: <br />36,544White <br />364 Black or African American <br />810 Asian <br />394 American Indian/Alaskan Native <br />57 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <br />429 American Indian/Alaskan Native/White <br />334 Asian/White <br />1,500 Other <br />1. MINORITY POPULATIONS reported in the service area demographics above are: <br />X Scattered throughout the community. <br />Scattered throughout the community, with concentrations in the following areas or <br />neighborhoods: <br />Concentrated in the following areas or neighborhoods: <br />2. The following opportunities were provided to protected groups to participate in and comment on <br />the design of activities to be undertaken as part of this project (check all that apply): <br />X Public hearing to review community development and housing needs <br />Community meeting(s) <br />Community survey <br />Apply to be on a wait list for direct assistance <br />Other: <br />3. Will all residents of the service area benefit from this CDBG project? <br />X Yes, all residents of the service area will benefit. Go to 6. <br />The following protected group(s) or minority populations will not benefit: <br />31 <br />