E26-241 Kittitas County 25EMPG-Partially Signed

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DHS-FEMA-EMPG-FY25 Page 11 of 50 Kittitas County, E26-241 d. The Subrecipient is required to meet or exceed the monitoring activities, as outlined above, for any subrecipient to which the Subrecipient makes a subaward as a pass- through entity under this Agreement. e. Compliance will be monitored throughout the performance period to assess risk. Concerns will be addressed through a Corrective Action Plan. 9. LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 TITLE VI) a. The Subrecipient must comply with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) prohibition against discrimination on the basis of national origin, which requires that subrecipients of federal financial assistance take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) to their programs and services. FEMA Policy FP-256-23-001 (www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_)policy- language-access.pdf) further stresses this requirement applies to anyone awarded FEMA funding. Complying with the requirement to provide meaningful access for persons with LEP may entail providing language assistance services, including oral interpretation and written translation. Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (August 11, 2000), requires federal agencies to issue guidance to recipients, assisting such organizations and entities in understanding their language access obligations. DHS published the required recipient guidance in April 2011, DHS Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, 76 Fed. Reg. 21755-21768, (April 18, 2011). The Guidance provides helpful information such as how a recipient can determine the extent of its obligation to provide language services, selecting language services, and elements of an effective plan on language assistance for LEP persons. For additional assistance and information regarding language access obligations, please refer to the DHS Recipient Guidance at https://www.dhs.gov/guidance- published-help-department-supported-organizations-provide-meaningful-access-people- limited and additional resources on https://www.lep.gov. b. Subrecipients are encouraged to perform and document their analysis of the most appropriate language assistance services necessary to ensure a LEP individual has meaningful access to the Subrecipient’s programs and activities. The analysis should consider i. The number or proportion of LEP individuals eligible to be served or likely encountered by the program ii. The frequency with which LEP individuals come in contact with the program iii. The nature and importance of the program, activity, or service provided by the program to people’s lives iv. The resources available to the program and costs B. EMPG PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS The Department receives EMPG funding from DHS/FEMA, to assist state, local, and tribal governments to enhance and sustain all-hazards emergency management capabilities as authorized by Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 5121 et seq.) and Section 662 of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Act (6 U.S.C. § 762). A portion of the grant program is passed through to local jurisdictions and tribes with emergency management programs to supplement their local/tribal operating budgets to help sustain and enhance emergency management capabilities pursuant to Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 118-09. a. The Subrecipient shall use the EMPG funds authorized under this Agreement only to perform tasks as described in the Work Plan (Attachment D) and the Subrecipient’s approved application for funding, incorporated into this Agreement. b. Funding may not be used to replace or supplant non-federal funding of emergency management programs.