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HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE CONTINUATION PROJECT FY 2010Department of Justice I Office of Justice Programs PAGE I OF 4 Bureau oi'Justice Assistance Grant I I 1. ItCCIPIF.N"I NAME AND ADDRESS (Including Zip Cadc) 4. AWARD NUMBER: 2010-VT-BX-0022 - - City ofClca?alcr T 644 Pi-- S et 11.0. Box 4744 10/01/2010 5: PROJECT PERIOD: FROM O 09/30/2011 FL Cleaswater, 337584748 BUDGET PERIOD: FROM 10/01/2010 TO 09/30/2011 6. AWARD DATE 09/10/2010 7. ACTION IA. GRANT tLl: lRS/VENDOK NO. 1 8. SUPPLEMENT NUMBER Initial i i 596000289 00 ` 1' I r .. . ....---- .---._............ --------- 3. PROJ ECT TITLE f10AMOUNTOFTHISAWARD x146,150 1-11" Task Force Continuation Project FY 2010 . .. ... -- -----------------_ ? I I. TOTAL AWARD------- - - L -'--- --------.._.._......._._. .-----...--- x.146 , . 1.50 - ---- -? .........._ 12. SPECIAL CONDITIONS THE A130VE GRANT PROJECT IS APPROVED SUBJECT TO SUCH CONDITIONS OR LIMITATIONS AS ARE SET FOR TH ON THE AT"1'ACHED PAGE S)- 13. STAI'L1'1'ORY AUTHORI'T'Y FOR GRANT This project is supported under FY 10 (BJA - Trafficking) 22 USC 7105(b)(2); Pub. L. 11 1-117 15. M11"1101) OF PAYMENT (.PRS AGENCY APPROVAL 1 C. "TYPED NAME AND TITLE OF APPROVING OFFICIAL. Lcmrie Robinson Assistant Attorney General GRANTEE ACCEPTANCE 18. TYPED NAME AND TITLE OF AuTHORI7•,ED GRANTEE OFFICIAL Willliam Flume City Manuger .............. 17. SIGNATURE OF APPROVING OFFICIAL ?? ?? ? ........... ... ? 19 .. .. ..... .. ......_._... --- - ---- .SIG "11RE OF AU'TI-IOIt17E17 RECI REf:IP1ENl'OFFICIFFICIAL 19A. DATE AGENCY USE ONLY CCOUN'rING CLASSIFICATION CODES 20 21. JVTUGT3346 -" " - " -"- "- -- - "- --- - -LL " FUND BUD. DIV. . A YIiAR CODE ACT. pFC. IZ,F..G. SIJB. POMS AMOUNT X B VT 80 00 00 146150 I OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 5-87) PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE. OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV- 4-M) Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs k Bureau ofJustiee Assistance AWARD CONTINUATION SHEET PAGE 2 01' 4 Grant PROJECS NUMBER 2010-VT-ON-0022 AWARD DATE 09/10/2010 SPECIAL C0NUI77ONS 1. The recipient agrees to comply with the financial and administrative requirements set forth in the current edition of the Office oflastice Programs (OJP) Financial Guide. 2. The recipient acknowledges that failure to submit an acceptable Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (if recipient is required to submit one pursuant to 28 C.F.R. Section 42,302), that is approved by the Office for Civil Rights, is a violation of its Certified Assurances and may result in suspension or termination of funding, until such time as the recipient is in compliance. 3- The recipient agrees to comply with the organizational audit requirements of OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, and further understands and agrees that funds may be withheld, or other related requirements may be imposed, if outstanding audit issues (if any) from OMB Circular A-133 audits (and any other audits of OJP grant funds) are not satisfactorily and promptly addressed, as further described in the current edition of the OJP Financial Guide, Chapter 19- 4, Recipient understands and agrees that it cannot use any federal finds, either directly or indirectly, in support of' the enactment, repeal, modification or adoption of any law, regulation or policy, at any level of government, without the express prior written approval ofOJP. 5. The recipient must promptly refer to the DOJ OiG any credible evidence that a principal, employee, agent, contractor, subgrantec, subcontractor, or other person has either 1) submitted a false claim for grant funds under the False Claims Act; or 2) committed it criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving grant funds. This condition also applies to any subrecipients. Potential fraud, waste, abuse, or misconduct should be reported to the OIG by - mai I: Office of the inspector General U.S- Departmentol'Justicc Investigations Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N-W Room 4706 Washington, DC 20530 e-mail: oig.hotline@usdoj.gov hotline: (contact information in English and Spanish): (800) 869-4499 or hotline fax: (202) 616-9881 Additional information is available from the DOJ OIG website at www.usdoj.gov/oig, 6- Recipient understands and agrees that it cannot use any federal funds, either directly or indirectly, in support of any contract or subaward to either the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries, without the express prior written approval of OJP. 7_ The recipient agrees to comply with any additional requirements that may be imposed during the grant performance period if the agency detennines that the recipient is a high-risk grantee. Cf 28 C.F.R. parts 66, 70. 8. Recipient certifies that it does not promote, support, or advocate the legalisation or practice ofprostitution, nor will it use grant funds or program match funds to promote, support, or advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution. O1P FORM 40011/2 (REV. 4-88) i I Department of Justice Office ofJnstice Programs AWARD CONTINUATION Bureau of Justice Assistance SHEET Prat: 3 Or a Grant PR01ECT NUMBER 2010-VT-11X-0022 AWARD DAIT 09110/2010 SI'ECIA.L CONDITIONS 9. 'rhe recipient agrees to cooperate with any assessments, national evaluation etTorts, or information or data collection requests, including, but not limited to, the provision of any information required for the assessment or evaluation of any activities within this project. 10. Applicants must certify that limited English Proficiency persons have meaningful access to the services under this program(s). National origin discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of limited English proficiency (LEP). To ensure compliance with Title VI and the Safe Streets Act, recipients are required to take reasonable steps to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to their programs. Meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including oral and written translation when necessary. The US- Department of Justice has issued guidance for grantees to help them comply with Title VI requirements. The guidance document can be accessed on the Internet at www.lep.gov. 11. All contracts under this award should be competitively awarded unless circumstances preclude competition. When a contract amount exceeds $100,000 and there has been no competition for the award, the recipient must comply with rules governing sole source procurement found in the current edition of the OJP Financial Guide. 12. Approval of this award does not indicate approval of any consultant rate in excess of $450 per day. A detailed justification must be submitted to and approved by the Office ol'Justice Programs (OJP) program office prior to obligation or expenditure of such funds. 13. The recipient agrees that it will submit quarterly financial status reports to OJP on-line (at littps://graiits,ojp.usdoi.gov) using the SF 425 Federal Financial Report form (available for viewing at www.wliitellouse,gov/omh/grants/standard_fonns/ff- report.pdf), not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter. The final report shall be submitted not later than 90 days following the end of the award period. 14. The recipient shall submit semiannual progress reports. Progress reports shall be submitted within 30 days after the end of the reporting periods, which are June 30 and December 31, for the life of the award. These reports will be submitted to the Office of Justice Programs, on-line through the Internet at littps:Hgrants.ojp.usdoj.gov/. 15. The recipient agrees to track and report to BJA on its training and technical assistance activities and deliverables progress using the guidance and format provided by 13JA- 16. The recipient agrees to submit a final report at the end of this award documenting all relevant project activities during the entire period of support under this award. This report will include detailed information about the project(s) funded, including, but not limited to, information about how the funds were actually used for each purpose area, data to support statements of progress, and data concerning individual results and outcomes of funded projects reflecting project successes and impacts. The final report is due no later than 90 days following the close of this award period or the expiration of any extension periods. This report will be submitted to the Office of Justice Programs, on-line through the Internet at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/. 17. Within 90 days of this award, the recipient shall submit to the Office of Justice Programs a finalized Memorandum of Undersutnding (MOU) that reflects the goals and objectives of the project and lists the identities, roles, and contributions of the participating agencies. The MOU must be signed by the Chief Executive Officer of each collaborating agency- The grantee also agrees to notify the Bureau of Justice Assistance of any change in the status or duties of the collaborating agency partners or individuals. OJP DORM 4000/2 (REV, 4-88) i Department 01 Justice i office of Justice Programs AWARD CONTINUATION Bureau of Justice Assistance SHEET PACE 4 OF 4 Grant ?...._.... ......... .......... -- 11 ROJiX:T NLIMBER 2010-VT-BX-0022 AWARD DATE 09/10/2010 SPECIAL CONU/170N.S 18- Pursuant to Fxecutive Order 13513, "federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving," 74 fed- Reg. 51225 (October 1, 2009), the Department encourages recipients and sub recipients to adopt and enforce policies banning employees from text messaging while driving any vehicle during the course of performing work funded by this grant, and to establish workplace safety policies and conduct education, awareness, and other outreach to decrease crashes caused by distracted drivers. OJP DORM 4000/2 (REV. 4.38) Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Washington, P.C. 20531 Memorandum To: Official Grant File From: Orbin Terry, NEPA Coordinator Subject: Categorical Exclusion for City of Clearwater Awards under the FY 2010 BJA Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Initiative grant program will be used to fund law enforcement to continue the development and operation of human trafficking task forces, which are designed to pro-actively investigate human trafficking with the primary purposes of identifying and rescuing victims of all forms of trafficking in persons and successfully prosecuting traffickers. None of the following activities will be conducted either under the OJP federal action or a related third party action: 1) New construction; 2) Any renovation or remodeling of a property either (a) listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or (b) located within a 100-year flood plain; 3) A renovation which will change the basic prior use of a facility or significantly change its size; 4) Research and technology whose anticipated and future application could be expected to have an effect on the environment; or 5) Implementation of a program involving the use of chemicals. Consequently, the subject federal action meets OJP's criteria for a categorical exclusion, as contained in paragraph 4(b) of Appendix D to Part 61 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Additionally, the proposed action is neither a phase nor a segment or a projeci which when viewed in its entirety would not meet the criteria for a categorical exclusion. n Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance GRANT MANAGER'S MEMORANDUM, PT. I: PROJECT SUMMARY Grant PROJECT NUMBER 2010-VT-BX-0022 PAGE 1 OF I This project is supported under FY10 (BJA -Trafficking) 22 USC 7105(6x2); Pub. L. 111-117 1. STAFF CONTACT (Name & telephone number) Tahitia M. Barringer (202) 616-3294 3a- TITLE OF THE PROGRAM BJA FY 10 Human Trafficking Task Force 4. TITLE OF PROJECT HT Task Force Continuation Project FY 2010 2- PROJECT DIRECTOR (Name, address & telephone number) Janet Skinner Grants Coordinator P.O. Box 4748 Clearwater, FL 33758 (727) 562-4348 3b. POMS CODE (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE) 5. NAME & ADDRESS OF GRANTEE 6. NAME & ADRESS OF SUBGRANTEE City of Clearwater 644 Pierce Street P.O. Box 4748 Clearwater, FL 33758-4748 7. PROGRAM PERIOD 8. BUDGET PERIOD FROM: 10/01/2010 TO: 09/30/2011 FROM: 10/01/2010 TO: 09/30/2011 9. AMOUNT OF AWARD $ 146,150 11. SECOND YEAR'S BUDGET 13. THIRD YEAR'S BUDGET PERIOD 15. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT See instruction on reverse ( ) 14, THIRD YEAR'S BUDGET AMOUNT Under this award, the City of Clearwater will further enhance and operate a victim centered human trafficking task force in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Federal law enforcement, and their Office for Victims of Crime Human Trafficking Services provider to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking, proactively investigate human trafficking, and prosecute traffickers. The primary goal of this program is to identify and rescue foreign victims of trafficking through a victim centered, proactive investigation strategy. The secondary goal is the interdiction of trafficking and the successful prosecution of traffickers. The City of Clearwater will use the 2010 Human Trafficking Task Force Initiative funds to support an investigator for the Clearwater Area Task Force on Human Trafficking (Task Force). Specifically, the grant funds will continue coordination with the partnership agencies in investigating human trafficking cases and providing referral services to victims. The project goals are to: increase the identification and rescue of human trafficking victims through proactive law enforcement; continue to assist trafficking victims with T-Visas, applications for continued presence in the U.S., and certification or eligibility for Department of 10. DATE OF AWARD 09/10/2010 12. SECOND YEAR'S BUDGET AMOUNT OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88) Health and Human Services refugee benefits; continue a successful strategy that supports a strong law enforcement role in public awareness and outreach; and identify and collaborate with community stakeholders in an effort to eliminate the trafficking in human subjects. CA/NCF Signature Page - Accept Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (2010- 2011) Countersigned: - 41 ank V. Hibbard Mayor CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA By: _ -'3 . William B. Horne II City Manager Approved as to form: 2&A. AUA Robert urette Assistan City Attorney Attest: Rosemarie Call City Clerk Of Q