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AFMN Community Grant Application with Assurances (GK203)23 13.Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination a.The Grantee agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status in regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation, or age in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant for employment is qualified per Minnesota Statutes, section 363A.02 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=363A.02). The Grantee agrees to take affirmative steps to employ, advance in employment, upgrade, train, and recruit minority persons, women, and persons with disabilities. b.The Grantee must not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of physical or mental disability in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant for employment is qualified. The Grantee agrees to take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment, and otherwise treat qualified disabled persons without discrimination based upon their physical or mental disability in all employment practices such as the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment, advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Minnesota Rules, Part 5000.3500 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=5000.3500). c.The Grantee agrees to comply with the rules and relevant orders of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) issued pursuant to the Minnesota Human Rights Act. It is the Grantee’s sole responsibility to apply for a workforce certificate and/or equal pay certification if required by MDHR prior to the execution of a grant award. 14.Pre-Award Work and Pre-Award Costs The Grantee understands that no work should begin, and no pre-award costs would be covered under this award until all required signatures have been obtained; an Official Grant Award Notification (OGAN) has been issued and the Grantee is notified to begin work by the state’s program authorized representative or their designee. If an exception to this is determined necessary by State, the Grantee would be informed in writing or email by the state’s program authorized representative or designee. 15.Grantee’s Grant Program Representative The Grant Applicant’s Program Contact Representative will be named on the Official Grant Award Notification (OGAN) or other award information. If the Program Contact Representative or official with authority to sign changes at any time during the grant award period, the Grant Applicant/Grantee must immediately notify the State. 16.Termination A.With or Without Cause: 1.Without cause:An award contract may be cancelled by the State at any time, without cause, upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Grantee. Upon termination, the Grantee will be entitled to payment, determined on a pro rata basis, for services satisfactorily performed and for approvable expenditures. 116