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<br />e. Compliance will be monitored throughout the performance period to assess risk.
<br />Concerns will be addressed through a Corrective Action Plan.
<br />LTMTTED ENGLTSH PROFTCTENCY (CtVtL RTGHTS ACT OF 1964 TTTLE Vt)a, The Subrecipient must comply with the Title Vl of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title Vl)
<br />prohibition against discrimination on the basis of national origin, which requires that
<br />Subrecipients of federal linancial assistance take reasonable steps to provide meaningful
<br />access to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) to their programs and services.
<br />Providing meaningful access for persons with LEP may entail providing language
<br />assistance seryices, including oralinterpretation and written translation. Executive Order
<br />13166, lmproving Access to Services for Personswith Limited English Proficiency (August
<br />11, 2000), requires federal agencies to issue guidance to recipients, assisting such
<br />organizations and entities in understanding their language access obligations. DHS
<br />published the required recipient guidance in April 2011, DHS Guidance to Federal
<br />Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title Vl Prohibition Against National Origin
<br />Discrimination Affec.ting Limited English Proficient Persons, 76 Fed. Reg. 21755-21768,
<br />(April 18, 2011r. The Guidance provides helpfulinformation such as how a recipient can
<br />determine the extent of its obligation to provide language services, selecting language
<br />services, and elements of an effective plan on language assistance for LEP persons. For
<br />additional assistance and information regarding language access obligations, please referto the DHS Recipient Guidance at https:lAvww.dhs.qov/quidance-published-help-
<br />departnLgnt-supported-orqanizations-orovide-meaningful-acqpss-people-limited and
<br />additional resources on http://www. lep.qov,
<br />NIMS COMPLIANGEa. The Nationallncident Management $ystem (NIMS) identifies concepts and principles that
<br />answer how to manage emergencies from preparedness to recovery regardless of their
<br />cause, size, location, or complexity- NIMS provides a consistent, nationwide approach
<br />and vocabulary for multiple agencies or jurisdictions to work together to build, sustain, and
<br />deliver the core capabilities needed to achieve a secure and resilient nation.
<br />b. Consistent implementation of NIMS provides a solid foundation across jurisdictions and
<br />disciplines to ensure effective and integrated preparedness, planning, and response.
<br />NIMS empowers the components of the NationalPreparedness System, a requirement of
<br />Presldential Policy Directive 8, to guide activities within the public and private sector and
<br />describes the planning, organizational activities, equipping, training, and exercising
<br />needed to build and sustain the core capabilities in support of the National Preparedness
<br />Goal.
<br />c. ln order to receive FY 202A federal preparedness funding, to include EMPG-S, the
<br />Subrecipient will ensure all NIMS objectives have been initiated and/or are in progress
<br />toward completion. NIMS lmplementation Objectives are located at
<br />https://www.f.€!na. q ov/med ia-l ibrary/aseets/document$/1 3074Q.
<br />B.EMPG PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
<br />The Department receives EMPG-S funding from DHS/FEMA, to assist state, local, and tribal
<br />governments with their public health and emergency management activities supporting the prevention of,
<br />preparation for, and response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency as authorized by the
<br />Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act,Div. B (Pub, L, No. 11S136); section 662
<br />of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA), as amended (Pub. L. No.
<br />109-295) (6 U.S.C. $ 762); Rabeft T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assisfance Act, as
<br />amended (Pub. L. No, 93-288) (42 U.S.C. SS 5121 et seq.); Eafthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977,
<br />as amended (Pub. L. No, 95-124) (42 U,S.C. $S 7701 et seq.); and National Flood lnsurance Act of 1968,
<br />as amended (Pub. L. No. 90448) (42 U.S.C. SS 4001 et seq.).
<br />A porlion of the 2OEMPG-S is passed through to local jurisdictions and tribes with emergency
<br />management programs to supplement their local/tribal operating budgets to help sustain and enhance
<br />emergency management capabilities pursuant to Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 118-09,
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