Common use of Inherently Religious Activities Prohibited Clause in Contracts

Inherently Religious Activities Prohibited. (1) Inherently religious activities include, among other things, worship, religious instruction, prayer, or proselytization. (2) The recipient must not engage in inherently religious activities as part of the programs or services directly funded with financial assistance from USAID. If the recipient engages in inherently religious activities, it must offer those services at a different time or location from any programs or services directly funded by this award, and participation by beneficiaries in any such inherently religious activities must be voluntary. (3) These restrictions apply equally to religious and secular organizations. All organizations that participate in USAID programs, including religious ones, must carry out eligible activities in accordance with all program requirements and other applicable requirements governing USAID-funded activities. (4) These restrictions do not apply to USAID-funded programs where chaplains work with inmates in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, or where USAID funds are provided to religious or other organizations for programs in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, in which such organizations assist chaplains in carrying out their duties. (5) Notwithstanding the restrictions of b.(1) and (2), a religious organization that participates in USAID-funded programs or services (i) Retains its independence and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, provided that it does not use direct financial assistance from USAID to support any inherently religious activities, (ii) May use space in its facilities, without removing religious art, icons, scriptures, or other religious symbols, and (iii) Retains its authority over its internal governance, and it may retain religious terms in its organization’s name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's mission statements and other governing documents.

Inherently Religious Activities Prohibited. (1) Inherently religious activities include, among other things, worship, religious instruction, prayer, or proselytization. * An asterisk indicates that the section has been revised. (2) The recipient must not engage in inherently religious activities as part of the programs or services directly funded with financial assistance from USAID. If the recipient engages in inherently religious activities, it must offer those services at a different time or location from any programs or services directly funded by this award, and participation by beneficiaries in any such inherently religious activities must be voluntary. (3) These restrictions apply equally to religious and secular organizations. All organizations that participate in USAID programs, including religious ones, must carry out eligible activities in accordance with all program requirements and other applicable requirements governing USAID-funded activities. (4) These restrictions do not apply to USAID-funded programs where chaplains work with inmates in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, or where USAID funds are provided to religious or other organizations for programs in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, in which such organizations assist chaplains in carrying out their duties. (5) Notwithstanding the restrictions of b.(1) and (2), a religious organization that participates in USAID-funded programs or services (i) Retains its independence and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, provided that it does not use direct financial assistance from USAID to support any inherently religious activities, (ii) May use space in its facilities, without removing religious art, icons, scriptures, or other religious symbols, and (iii) Retains its authority over its internal governance, and it may retain religious terms in its organization’s name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's ’s mission statements and other governing documents.

Inherently Religious Activities Prohibited. (1) Inherently religious activities include, among other things, worship, religious instruction, prayer, or proselytization. (2) The recipient must not engage in inherently religious activities as part of the programs or services directly funded with financial assistance from USAID. If the recipient engages in inherently religious activities, it must offer those services at a different time or location from any programs or services directly funded by this award, and participation by beneficiaries in any such inherently religious activities must be voluntary. (3) These restrictions apply equally to religious and secular organizations. All organizations that participate in USAID programs, including religious ones, must carry out eligible activities in accordance with all program requirements and other applicable requirements governing USAID-funded activities. (4) These restrictions do not apply to USAID-funded programs where chaplains work with inmates in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, or where USAID funds are provided to religious or other organizations for programs in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, in which such organizations assist chaplains in carrying out their duties. (5) Notwithstanding the restrictions of b.(1b. (1) and (2), a religious organization that participates in USAID-USAID- funded programs or services (i) Retains its independence and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, provided that it does not use direct financial assistance from USAID to support any inherently religious activities, (ii) May use space in its facilities, without removing religious art, icons, scriptures, or other religious symbols, and (iii) Retains its authority over its internal governance, and it may retain religious terms in its organization’s name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's mission statements and other governing documents.

Inherently Religious Activities Prohibited. (1) Inherently religious activities include, among other things, worship, religious instruction, prayer, or proselytization. (2) The recipient must not engage in inherently religious activities as part of the programs or services directly funded with financial assistance from USAID. If the recipient engages in inherently religious activities, it must offer those services at a different time or location from any programs or services directly funded by this award, and participation by beneficiaries in any such inherently religious activities must be voluntary. (3) These restrictions apply equally to religious and secular organizations. All organizations that participate in USAID programs, including religious ones, must carry out eligible activities in accordance with all program requirements and other applicable requirements governing USAID-funded activities. (4) These restrictions do not apply to USAID-funded programs where chaplains work with inmates in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, or where USAID funds are provided to religious or other organizations for programs in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, in which such organizations assist chaplains in carrying out their duties. (5) Notwithstanding the restrictions of b.(1) and (2), a religious organization that participates in USAID-funded programs or services (i) Retains its independence and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, provided that it does not use direct financial assistance from USAID to support any inherently religious activities, (ii) May use space in its facilities, without removing religious art, icons, scriptures, or other religious symbols, and (iii) Retains its authority over its internal governance, and it may retain religious terms in its organization’s 's name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's mission statements and other governing documents.

Inherently Religious Activities Prohibited. (1) Inherently religious activities include, among other things, worship, religious instruction, prayer, or proselytization. (2) The recipient must not engage in inherently religious activities as part of the programs or services directly funded with financial assistance from USAID. If the recipient engages in inherently religious activities, it must offer those services at a different time or location from any programs or services directly funded by this award, and participation by beneficiaries in any such inherently religious activities must be voluntary. (3) These restrictions apply equally to religious and secular organizations. All organizations that participate in USAID programs, including religious ones, must carry out eligible activities in accordance with all program requirements and other applicable requirements governing USAID-funded activities. (4) These restrictions do not apply to USAID-funded programs where chaplains work with inmates in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, or where USAID funds are provided to religious or other organizations for programs in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, in which such organizations assist chaplains in carrying out their duties. (5) Notwithstanding the restrictions of b.(1) and (2), a religious organization that participates in USAID-USAID- funded programs or services (i) I. Retains its independence and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, provided that it does not use direct financial assistance from USAID to support any inherently religious activities, (ii) II. May use space in its facilities, without removing religious art, icons, scriptures, or other religious symbols, and (iii) III. Retains its authority over its internal governance, and it may retain religious terms in its organization’s name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's ’s mission statements and other governing documents.

Inherently Religious Activities Prohibited. (1) Inherently religious activities include, among other things, worship, religious instruction, prayer, or proselytization. (2) The recipient must not engage in inherently religious activities as part of the programs or services directly funded with financial assistance from USAID. If the recipient engages in inherently religious activities, it must offer those services at a different time or location from any programs or services directly funded by this award, and participation by beneficiaries in any such inherently religious activities must be voluntary. (3) These restrictions apply equally to religious and secular organizations. All organizations that participate in USAID programs, including religious ones, must carry out eligible activities in accordance with all program requirements and other applicable requirements governing USAID-USAID- funded activities. (4) These restrictions do not apply to USAID-funded programs where chaplains work with inmates in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, or where USAID funds are provided to religious or other organizations for programs in prisons, detention facilities, or community correction centers, in which such organizations assist chaplains in carrying out their duties. (5) Notwithstanding the restrictions of b.(1) and (2), a religious organization that participates in USAID-funded programs or services (i) Retains its independence and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, provided that it does not use direct financial assistance from USAID to support any inherently religious activities, (ii) May use space in its facilities, without removing religious art, icons, scriptures, or other religious symbols, and (iii) Retains its authority over its internal governance, and it may retain religious terms in its organization’s name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's mission statements and other governing documents.