HUD 424-B Applicant Assurances and Certifications

Instructions for the HUD-424-B Assurances and Certifications
As part of your application for HUD funding, you, as the official authorized to sign on behalf of your organization
or as an individual must provide the following assurances and certifications. By submitting this form, you are stating that to the
best of your knowledge and belief, all assertions are true and correct.
As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, I certify that the					5. Will comply with the acquisition and relocation
applicant [Insert below the Name and title of the Authorized Representative,					requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance
name of Organization and the date of signature]:					and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970,
Name: , Title: .					as amended (42 U.S.C. 4601) and implementing
Organization: , Date: .					regulations at 49 CFR Part 24 and 24 CFR 42,
1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, has the					Subpart A.
institutional, managerial and financial capability (including funds to pay					6. Will comply with the environmental
the non-Federal share of program costs) to plan, manage and complete					requirements of the National Environmental
the program as described in the application and the governing body					Policy Act (42 U.S.C.4321 et seq.) and related
has duly authorized the submission of the application, including these					Federal authorities prior to the commitment or
assurances and certifications, and authorized me as the official					expenditure of funds for property acquisition and
representative of the applicant to act in connection with the application					physical development activities subject to
and to provide any additional information as may be required.					implementing regulations at 24 CFR parts 50 or 58.
2. Will administer the grant in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights					7. That no Federal appropriated funds have been
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000(d)) and implementing regulations (24 CFR					paid, or will be paid, by or on behalf of the applicant,
Part 1), which provide that no person in the United States shall, on the					to any person for influencing or attempting to
grounds of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation					influence an officer or employee of any agency, a
in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination					Member of Congress, and officer or employee of
under any program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance					Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress,
OR if the applicant is a Federally recognized Indian tribe or its tribally					in connection with the awarding of this Federal grant
designated housing entity, is subject to the Indian Civil Rights Act					or its extension, renewal, amendment or modification.
(25 U.S.C. 1301-1303).					If funds other than Federal appropriated funds have
3. Will administer the grant in compliance with Section 504 of the					or will be paid for influencing or attempting to
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), as amended, and implement-					influence the persons listed above, I shall complete
ing regulations at 24 CFR Part 8, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975					and submit Standard Form-LLL, Disclosure Form to
(42 U.S.C. 6101-07), as amended, and implementing regulations at 24					Report Lobbying. I certify that I shall require all sub
CFR Part 146 which together provide that no person in the United States					awards at all tiers (including sub-grants and contracts)
shall, on the grounds of disability or age, be excluded from participation					to similarly certify and disclose accordingly.
in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination					Federally recognized Indian Tribes and tribally
under any program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance;					designated housing entities (TDHEs) established by
except if the grant program authorizes or limits participation to designat-					Federally-recognized Indian tribes as a result of the
ed populations, then the applicant will comply with the nondiscrimination					exercise of the tribe's sovereign power are excluded
requirements within the designated population.					from coverage by the Byrd Amendment, but State-
4. Will comply with the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-19), as					recognized Indian tribes and TDHEs established
amended, and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 100, which					under State law are not excluded from the statute's
prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion,					coverage.
sex, disability, familial status, or national origin; except an applicant					These certifications and assurances are material
which is an Indian tribe or its instrumentality which is excluded by					representations of the fact upon which HUD can rely
statute from coverage does not make this certification; and further					when awarding a grant. If it is later determined that,
except if the grant program authorizes or limits participation					I the applicant, knowingly made an erroneous
to designated populations, then the applicant will comply with the					certification or assurance, I may be subject to
nondiscrimination requirements within the designated population.					criminal prosecution. HUD may also terminate the
					grant and take other available remedies.