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recipient's institutional policy. None of the awarded funds may be used to pay an individual's salary at a rate in excess of the salary limitation. Note: an individual's base salary, per se, is NOT constrained by the legislative provision for a limitation of salary. The rate limitation simply limits the amount that may be awarded and charged to HRSA Grants and cooperative agreements. 14. To serve persons most in need and to comply with Federal law, services must be widely accessible. Services must not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, color, national origin or religion. The HHS Office for Civil Rights provides guidance to grant and cooperative agreement recipients on complying with civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on these bases. Please see http://www.hhs.gov/civilrights/forindividuals/index.html. HHS also provides specific guidance for recipients on meeting their legal obligation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in programs and activities that receive Federal financial assistance (P. L. 88352, as amended and 45 CFR Part 75). In some instances, a recipient's failure to provide language assistance services may have the effect of discriminating against persons on the basis of their national origin. Please see http://www.hhs.gov/civilrights/forindividuals/specialtopics/limitedenglishproficiency/in dex.html to learn more about the Title VI requirement for grant and cooperative agreement recipients to take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to their programs and activities by persons with limited English proficiency. 15. In any grant related activity in which family, marital, or household considerations are, by statute or regulation, relevant for purposes of determining beneficiary eligibility or participation, grantees must treat same sex spouses, marriages, and households on the same terms as opposite sex spouses, marriages, and households, respectively. By "same sex spouses," HHS means individuals of the same sex who have entered into marriages that are valid in the jurisdiction where performed, including any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory or in a foreign country, regardless of whether or not the couple resides in a jurisdiction that recognizes same sex marriage. By "same sex marriages," HHS means marriages between two individuals validly entered into in the jurisdiction where performed, including any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory or in a foreign country, regardless of whether or not the couple resides in a jurisdiction that recognizes same sex marriage. By "marriage," HHS does not mean registered domestic partnerships, civil unions or similar formal relationships recognized under the law of the jurisdiction of celebration as something other than a marriage. This term applies to all grant programs except block grants governed by 45 CFR part 96 or 45 CFR Part 98, or grant awards made under titles IVA, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act; and grant programs with approved deviations. 16. §75.113 Mandatory disclosures. Consistent with 45 CFR 75.113, applicants and nonfederal entities must disclose, in a timely manner, in writing to the HHS awarding agency, with a copy to the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), all information related