Sec. 304. Grant conditions
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As a condition for receiving a grant under this title, a grant applicant must— show that it has, to the extent reasonably possible, consulted with community-based organizations, local government officials, and other interested parties concerning— the needs of the community to be served by the project(s) for which it is seeking funding; the ways in which its proposed project would serve those needs; how it will coordinate its activities with other providers of related services in the community; and how it will engage with local residents, community-based organizations, government officials, and other interested parties on an ongoing basis during the course of the project(s); agree to comply with the nondiscrimination policy set forth under section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5309 ); with respect to the funds allocated for each project funded under the grant— allocate not less than 75 percent for wages, benefits, and support services such as childcare for Program employees and the limited number of personnel who are permitted to be paid from Program funds under the terms of the grant even though they are not eligible for Program employment; and allocate the remaining funds to defray the nonlabor costs of the project, including necessary capital goods, supplies, materials, rental payments, transportation costs, and other similar expenses; use revenue generated by a project funded under the grant (whether in the form of fees paid for services provided by the project, reimbursements for expenses incurred by the project, or income from the sale of goods or services produced by the project) to— supplement the grant-funded project’s budget; or support other projects funded by the grant in conformity with the same rules and requirements that apply to the use of grant funds; agree to return to the Trust Fund any unutilized grant monies and any unutilized income received from the sale of goods and services produced by a grant-funded project; ensure that any employment funded under the grant complies with sections 305, 306, and 307; institute an outreach program with community organizations and service providers in low-income communities to provide information about employment opportunities funded under the grant; ensure that not less than 35 percent of individuals employed under the grant qualify as disadvantaged, unless there are insufficient numbers of such individuals referable to the project by the local one-stop center, in which case the percentage of such individuals employed under the grant shall be as great as is reasonably possible; ensure that all grant-funded projects provide adequate job training, either in-house by the Program employer or by not-for-profit training programs under contract with the Program employer, to ensure that the Program employees they hire are able to perform their jobs in a professionally competent manner; agree to carry out all grant-funded projects in a manner that is as ecologically sustainable as is reasonably possible; agree to cooperate with the efforts of the Office of Assisted Placement in providing Program employment or grant-funded training for individuals eligible for assisted placement under section 308; and agree to cooperate with the procedures established by the Office of Dispute Resolution in resolving disputes in accord with the provisions of section 313.
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