Sec. 14.29.03.07. Grant Administration

A. Books, Accounts, and Records.

(1) A grantee shall maintain those books, accounts, and records related to a grant or an activity funded by a grant that the Authority from time to time may require, and shall cause the grantee’s contractors and subcontractors to do the same.

(2) A grantee shall file with the Authority financial and other reports as the Authority may from time to time require.

(3) Books, accounts, and records required to be maintain under this section shall be:

(a) Open for inspection by representatives of the Authority or the State during reasonable working hours, before, during, or after the period of time during which the grant proceeds are expended; and

(b) Maintained and made available for inspection for 3 years after either the date of grantee’s final expenditure of grant proceeds or the termination of the contractual relationship between the Authority and the grantee, whichever is later.

(4) A grantee shall, upon request of the Authority or the State, make the grantee’s administrative offices and personnel, whether full-time, part-time, consultants, or volunteers, available to discuss or address matters concerning administration of a grant or of an activity funded by a grant.

B. Inspections. The Authority may conduct periodic inspections during the undertaking of an activity funded by a grant to assure that the activity is progressing in accordance with all terms and conditions of the grant agreement or other requirements of the Authority.

C. Reports. A grantee shall submit a final report, and interim reports as may be required by the Authority, that documents progress and evaluates effectiveness of the activity funded by a grant.

D. Nondiscrimination.

(1) A grantee may not discriminate on the basis of age (except with respect to residents in elderly projects), race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, or physical or mental handicap in any aspect of an activity financed or assisted under the Grant Program or in any aspect of employment by either a grantee or a contractor for the activity.

(2) A grantee shall comply with all applicable federal, State, and local laws, and Authority policies and programs, regarding discrimination and equal opportunity in employment, housing, and credit practices, including:

(a) Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;

(b) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended;

(c) The Governor's Code of Fair Practices, as amended; and

(d) The Authority’s Minority Business Enterprise Program, as amended, if the grantee does not have a minority business participation program which is acceptable to the Authority.