Md. Code Regs. 34.04.09.09

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 34.04.09.09 - Grantee Administration

A. Books, Accounts, and Records.

(1) Grantees, contractors, and subcontractors shall maintain those books, accounts, and records and shall file with the Commission and the Trust those financial and other reports as the Commission and the Trust may from time to time require. All such books, accounts, and records shall be open to the inspection of representatives of the Commission and the Trust or other agencies of the State during reasonable working hours before, during, or after the period of time during which the grant proceeds are expended. Grantees shall make their administrative offices and personnel, whether full-time, part-time, consultants, or volunteers, available to the Commission or the Trust upon request.

(2) Books, accounts, and records of a grantee's contractors and subcontractors shall be maintained and made available for inspection for up to 3 years after either the date of grantee's final expenditure of grant proceeds or the termination of the contractual relationship between the contractor and the grantee, whichever is later.

B. Reports. Grantees shall submit a final report, and interim reports as may be required by the Commission and the Trust that document project progress and evaluate project effectiveness.

C. Nondiscrimination.

(1) A grantee may not discriminate on the basis of age (except with respect to residents in elderly projects), ancestry, color, creed, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, physical or mental handicap, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.

(2) Each grantee shall comply with all applicable federal, State, and local laws and departmental 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 Department's Minority Business Enterprise Program, if any, as amended, if the grantee does not have its own minority business participation program which is acceptable to the Commission and the Trust.

Md. Code Regs. 34.04.09.09

Regulation .09 adopted effective 43:3 Md. R. 274, eff.2/15/2016; amended effective 51:11 Md. R. 580, eff. 6/10/2024.