Common use of Performance Goals and Objectives Clause in Contracts

Performance Goals and Objectives. If your application is funded, you will be held accountable for the information provided in the application relating to performance targets. SAMHSA program officials will consider your progress in meeting goals and objectives, as well as your failures and strategies for overcoming them, when making an annual recommendation to continue the grant and the amount of any continuation award. Failure to meet stated goals and objectives may result in suspension or termination (see 2 CFR 200.202, 2 CFR 200.301 and 2 CFR 200.329) of the grant award, or in reduction or withholding of continuation awards. Termination of Federal Award Note that the OMB revisions to Guidance for Grants and Agreements termination provisions located at 2 CFR § 200.340 - Termination apply to all federal awards effective August 13, 2020. Accessibility Provisions for All Grant Application Packages and Funding Opportunity Announcements Should you successfully compete for an award, recipients of federal financial assistance (FFA) from HHS must administer their programs in compliance with federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age and, in some circumstances, religion, conscience, and sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy). This includes ensuring programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency and persons with disabilities. The HHS Office for Civil Rights provides guidance on complying with civil rights laws enforced by HHS. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider- obligations/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/nondiscrimination/index.html. • Recipients of FFA must ensure that their programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency. For guidance on meeting your legal obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to your programs or activities by limited English proficient individuals. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/fact-sheet- guidance/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/. • For information on your specific legal obligations for serving qualified individuals with disabilities, including reasonable modifications and making services accessible to them, see xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.html. • HHS funded health and education programs must be administered in an environment free of sexual harassment, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/sex-discrimination/index.html. • For guidance on administering your program in compliance with applicable federal religious nondiscrimination laws and applicable federal conscience protection and associated anti-discrimination laws, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/conscience-protections/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/religious-freedom/index.html.

Performance Goals and Objectives. If your application is funded, you will be held accountable for the information provided in the application relating to performance targets. SAMHSA program officials will consider your progress in meeting goals and objectives, as well as your failures and strategies for overcoming them, when making an annual recommendation to continue the grant and the amount of any continuation award. Failure to meet stated goals and objectives may result in suspension or termination (see 2 CFR 200.202, 2 CFR 200.301 and 2 CFR 200.329) of the grant award, or in reduction or withholding of continuation awards. Termination of Federal Award Note that the OMB revisions to Guidance for Grants and Agreements termination provisions located at 2 CFR § 200.340 - Termination apply to all federal awards effective August 13, 2020. Accessibility Provisions for All Grant Application Packages and Funding Opportunity Announcements Should you successfully compete for an award, recipients Recipients of federal financial assistance (FFA) from HHS must administer their programs in compliance with federal civil rights laws law. This means that prohibit discrimination on the basis recipients of HHS funds must ensure equal access to their programs without regard to a person’s race, color, national origin, disability, age and, in some circumstances, sex and religion, conscience, and sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy). This includes ensuring your programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency and proficiency. HHS provides guidance to recipients of FFA on meeting their legal obligation to take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to their programs by persons with disabilitieslimited English proficiency. See xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/index.html. The HHS Office for Civil Rights also provides guidance on complying with civil rights laws enforced by HHS. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider- obligations/index.html xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/section1557/index.html; and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/nondiscrimination/index.htmlxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/index.html. • Recipients of FFA must ensure that their programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency. For guidance on meeting your legal obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to your programs or activities by limited English proficient individuals. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/fact-sheet- guidance/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/. • For information on your also have specific legal obligations for serving qualified individuals with disabilities. See xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.html. Contact the HHS Office for Civil Rights for more information about obligations and prohibitions under federal civil rights laws at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/about-us/contact-us/index.html or call 0-000-000-0000 or TDD 0-000-000-0000. Also note it is an HHS Departmental goal to ensure access to quality, culturally competent care, including reasonable modifications long-term services and making services accessible to themsupports, see xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.htmlfor vulnerable populations. • HHS funded health and education programs must be administered in an environment free of sexual harassment, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/sex-discrimination/index.html. • For further guidance on administering your program providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services, recipients should review the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in compliance with applicable federal religious nondiscrimination laws Health and applicable federal conscience protection and associated anti-discrimination laws, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/conscience-protections/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/religious-freedom/index.htmlHealth Care at xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=53.

Performance Goals and Objectives. If your application is funded, you will be held accountable for the information provided in the application relating to performance targets. SAMHSA program officials will consider your progress in meeting goals and objectives, as well as your failures and strategies for overcoming them, when making an annual recommendation to continue the grant and the amount of any continuation award. Failure to meet stated goals and objectives may result in suspension or termination (see 2 CFR 200.202, 2 CFR 200.301 and 2 CFR 200.329) of the grant award, or in reduction or withholding of continuation awards. Termination of Federal Award Note that the OMB revisions to Guidance for Grants and Agreements termination provisions located at 2 CFR § 200.340 - Termination apply to all federal awards effective August 13, 2020. Accessibility Provisions for All Grant Application Packages and Funding Opportunity Announcements Should you successfully compete for an award, recipients of federal financial assistance (FFA) from HHS must administer their programs in compliance with federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age and, in some circumstances, religion, conscience, and sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy). This includes ensuring programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency and persons with disabilities. The HHS Office for Civil Rights provides guidance on complying with civil rights laws enforced by HHS. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider- obligations/index.html xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider-obligations/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/nondiscrimination/index.htmlxxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/nondiscrimination/index.html. • Recipients of FFA must ensure that their programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency. For guidance on meeting your legal obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to your programs or activities by limited English proficient individuals. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/fact-sheet- guidance/index.html xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/fact-sheet-guidance/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/. • For information on your specific legal obligations for serving qualified individuals with disabilities, including reasonable modifications and making services accessible to them, see xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.html. • HHS funded health and education programs must be administered in an environment free of sexual harassment, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/sex-discrimination/index.htmlxxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/sex-discrimination/index.html. • For guidance on administering your program in compliance with applicable federal religious nondiscrimination laws and applicable federal conscience protection and associated anti-discrimination laws, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/conscience-protections/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/religious-freedom/index.html.

Performance Goals and Objectives. If your application is funded, you will be held accountable for the information provided in the application relating to performance targets. SAMHSA program officials will consider your progress in meeting goals and objectives, as well as your failures and strategies for overcoming them, when making an annual recommendation to continue the grant and the amount of any continuation award. Failure to meet stated goals and objectives may result in suspension or termination (see 2 CFR 200.202, 2 CFR 200.301 and 2 CFR 200.329) of the grant award, or in reduction or withholding of continuation awards. Termination of Federal Award Note that the OMB revisions to Guidance for Grants and Agreements termination provisions located at 2 CFR § 200.340 - Termination apply to all federal awards effective August 13, 2020. Accessibility Provisions for All Grant Application Packages and Funding Opportunity Announcements Should you successfully compete for an award, recipients Recipients of federal financial assistance (FFA) from HHS must administer their programs in compliance with federal civil rights laws law. This means that prohibit discrimination on the basis recipients of HHS funds must ensure equal access to their programs without regard to a person’s race, color, national origin, disability, age and, in some circumstances, sex and religion, conscience, and sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy). This includes ensuring your programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency and proficiency. HHS provides guidance to recipients of FFA on meeting their legal obligation to take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to their programs by persons with disabilitieslimited English proficiency. See xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/index.html. The HHS Office for Civil Rights also provides guidance on complying with civil rights laws enforced by HHS. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider- obligations/index.html xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/section1557/index.html; and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/nondiscrimination/index.htmlxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/index.html. • Recipients of FFA must ensure that their programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency. For guidance on meeting your legal obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to your programs or activities by limited English proficient individuals. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/fact-sheet- guidance/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/. • For information on your also have specific legal obligations for serving qualified individuals with disabilities. See xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.html. Contact the HHS Office for Civil Rights for more information about obligations and prohibitions under federal civil rights laws at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/about-us/contact-us/index.html or call 0-000-000-0000 or TDD 0-000-000-0000. Also note it is an HHS Departmental goal to ensure access to quality, culturally competent care, including reasonable modifications long-term services and making services accessible to themsupports, see xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.htmlfor vulnerable populations. • HHS funded health and education programs must be administered in an environment free of sexual harassment, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/sex-discrimination/index.html. • For further guidance on administering your program providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services, recipients should review the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in compliance with applicable federal religious nondiscrimination laws Health and applicable federal conscience protection and associated anti-discrimination laws, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/conscience-protections/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/religious-freedom/index.htmlHealth Care at xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=53.

Performance Goals and Objectives. If your application is funded, you will be held accountable for the information provided in the application relating to performance targets. SAMHSA program officials will consider your progress in meeting goals and objectives, as well as your failures and strategies for overcoming them, when making an annual recommendation to continue the grant award and the amount of any continuation award. In addition, you must relate financial data and accomplishments to the performance goals and objectives of the award. Failure to meet stated goals and objectives may result in suspension or termination (see 2 CFR 200.202, 2 CFR 200.301 and 2 CFR 200.329) of the grant award, or in reduction or withholding of continuation awards. Termination of Federal Award Note that the OMB revisions to Guidance for Grants and Agreements termination provisions located at 2 CFR § 200.340 - Termination apply to all federal awards effective August 13, 2020. Accessibility Provisions for All Grant Award Application Packages and Funding Opportunity Announcements Should you successfully compete for an award, recipients of federal financial assistance (FFA) from HHS must will be required to complete an HHS Assurance of Compliance form (HHS 690) in which you agree, as a condition of receiving the grant, to administer their your programs in compliance with federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, and disability, and agreeing to comply with federal conscience laws, where applicable. This includes ensuring that entities take meaningful steps to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency; and ensuring effective communication with persons with disabilities. Where applicable, Title XI and Section 1557 prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and gender identity, the HHS Office for Civil Rights provides guidance on complying with civil rights laws enforced by HHS. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil- rights/for-providers/provider-obligations/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil- rights/for-individuals/nondiscrimination/index.html. You will administer your project in compliance with federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age and, in some circumstances, religion, conscienceage, and sex (including comply with applicable conscience protections. You will comply with applicable laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, which includes discrimination on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy). This includes ensuring programs are accessible Compliance with these laws require taking reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency and providing programs that are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. The HHS Office for Civil Rights provides guidance on complying with civil rights laws enforced by HHS. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider- xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- providers/provider-obligations/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/nondiscrimination/index.html. • Recipients of FFA must ensure that their programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency. For guidance on meeting your legal obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to your programs or activities by limited English proficient individuals. See , see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/fact-sheet- guidance/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/. xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx. • For information on your specific legal obligations for serving qualified individuals with disabilities, including providing program access, reasonable modifications modifications, and making services accessible to themprovide effective communication, see xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.html. xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.html • HHS funded health and education programs must be administered in an environment free of sexual harassment, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil- rights/for-individuals/sex-discrimination/index.html. • For guidance on administering your program project in compliance with applicable federal religious nondiscrimination laws and applicable federal conscience protection and associated anti-discrimination antidiscrimination laws, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/conscience-protections/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/religious-freedom/index.html.

Performance Goals and Objectives. If your application is funded, you will be held accountable for the information provided in the application relating to performance targets. SAMHSA program officials will consider your progress in meeting goals and objectives, as well as your failures and strategies for overcoming them, when making an annual recommendation to continue the grant award and the amount of any continuation award. In addition, you must relate financial data and accomplishments to the performance goals and objectives of the award. Failure to meet stated goals and objectives may result in suspension or termination (see 2 CFR 200.202, 2 CFR 200.301 and 2 CFR 200.329) of the grant award, or in reduction or withholding of continuation awards. Termination of Federal Award Note that the OMB revisions to Guidance for Grants and Agreements termination provisions located at 2 CFR § 200.340 - Termination apply to all federal awards effective August 13, 2020. Accessibility Provisions for All Grant Award Application Packages and Funding Opportunity Announcements Should you successfully compete for an award, recipients of federal financial assistance (FFA) from HHS must will be required to complete an HHS Assurance of Compliance form (HHS 690) in which you agree, as a condition of receiving the grant, to administer their your programs in compliance with federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, and disability, and agreeing to comply with federal conscience laws, where applicable. This includes ensuring that entities take meaningful steps to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency; and ensuring effective communication with persons with disabilities. Where applicable, Title XI and Section 1557 prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and gender identity, the HHS Office for Civil Rights provides guidance on complying with civil rights laws enforced by HHS. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider-obligations/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/nondiscrimination/index.html. You will administer your project in compliance with federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age and, in some circumstances, religion, conscienceage, and sex (including comply with applicable conscience protections. You will comply with applicable laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, which includes discrimination on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy). This includes ensuring programs are accessible Compliance with these laws require taking reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency and providing programs that are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. The HHS Office for Civil Rights provides guidance on complying with civil rights laws enforced by HHS. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider- obligations/index.html xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider-obligations/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/nondiscrimination/index.html. • Recipients of FFA must ensure that their programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiencyxxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/nondiscrimination/index.html. For guidance on meeting your legal obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to your programs or activities by limited English proficient individuals, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/fact-sheet-guidance/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/fact-sheet- guidance/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/. • For information on your specific legal obligations for serving qualified individuals with disabilities, including providing program access, reasonable modifications modifications, and making services accessible to themprovide effective communication, see xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.html. • xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.html HHS funded health and education programs must be administered in an environment free of sexual harassment, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/sex-discrimination/index.htmlxxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/sex-discrimination/index.html. • For guidance on administering your program project in compliance with applicable federal religious nondiscrimination laws and applicable federal conscience protection and associated anti-discrimination antidiscrimination laws, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/conscience-protections/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/religious-freedom/index.html.

Performance Goals and Objectives. If your application is funded, you will be held accountable for the information provided in the application relating to performance targets. SAMHSA program officials will consider your progress in meeting goals and objectives, as well as your failures and strategies for overcoming them, when making an annual recommendation to continue the grant and the amount of any continuation award. Failure to meet stated goals and objectives may result in suspension or termination (see 2 CFR 200.202, 2 CFR 200.301 and 2 CFR 200.329) of the grant award, or in reduction or withholding of continuation awards. Termination of Federal Award Note that the OMB revisions to Guidance for Grants and Agreements termination provisions located at 2 CFR § 200.340 - Termination apply to all federal awards effective August 13, 2020. Accessibility Provisions for All Grant Application Packages and Funding Opportunity Announcements Should you successfully compete for an award, recipients Recipients of federal financial assistance (FFA) from HHS must administer their programs in compliance with federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age and, in some circumstances, religion, conscience, and sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy)sex. This includes ensuring programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency and persons with disabilitiesproficiency. The HHS Office for Civil Rights provides guidance on complying with civil rights laws enforced by HHS. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider- xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil- rights/for-providers/provider-obligations/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/nondiscrimination/index.htmlxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/section1557/index.html. • Recipients of FFA must ensure that their programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency. For HHS provides guidance to recipients of FFA on meeting your their legal obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure provide meaningful access to your their programs or activities by persons with limited English proficient individualsproficiency. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/special-topics/limited-english-xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/special-topics/limited-english- proficiency/fact-sheet- sheet-guidance/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/. xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx. For further guidance on providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services, recipients should review the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care at xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=53. • For information on your Recipients of FFA also have specific legal obligations for serving qualified individuals with disabilities, including reasonable modifications and making services accessible to them, see . See xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.html. • HHS funded health and education programs must be administered in an environment free of sexual harassment, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- . See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil- rights/for-individuals/sex-discrimination/index.html; xxxxx://xxx0.xx.xxx/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/shguide.html; and xxxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx.xxx/files/Sexual-Harassment-Fact-Sheet.pdf. • For guidance on administering your program Recipients of FFA must also administer their programs in compliance with applicable federal religious nondiscrimination laws and applicable federal conscience protection and associated anti-discrimination laws. Collectively, see these laws prohibit exclusion, adverse treatment, coercion, or other discrimination against persons or entities on the basis of their consciences, religious beliefs, or moral convictions. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/conscience-protections/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/religious-freedom/index.html. Contact the HHS Office for Civil Rights for more information about obligations and prohibitions under federal civil rights laws at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/about-us/contact- us/index.html or call 0-000-000-0000 or TDD 0-000-000-0000. Cultural and Linguistic Competence Recipients of federal financial assistance (FFA) from HHS serve culturally and linguistically diverse communities that are not just defined by race or ethnicity, but also socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical and mental ability, age, and other factors. Organizational behaviors, practices, attitudes, and policies across all SAMHSA-supported entities respect and respond to the cultural diversity of communities, clients and students served. If your application is funded, you must ensure access to quality health care for all. Quality care means access to services, information, and materials delivered by trained providers in a manner that factor in the language needs, health literacy, culture, and diversity of the populations served. Quality also means that data collection instruments used should adhere to culturally and linguistically appropriate norms. For additional information and guidance, refer to the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx/. Additional cultural/linguistic competency and health literacy tools, and resources are available online at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/sites/default/files/20190620-samhsa-strategic- prevention-framework-guide.pdf.

Performance Goals and Objectives. If your application is funded, you will be held accountable for the information provided in the application relating to performance targets. SAMHSA program officials will consider your progress in meeting goals and objectives, as well as your failures and strategies for overcoming them, when making an annual recommendation to continue the grant and the amount of any continuation award. Failure to meet stated goals and objectives may result in suspension or termination (see 2 CFR 200.202, 2 CFR 200.301 and 2 CFR 200.329) of the grant award, or in reduction or withholding of continuation awards. Termination of Federal Award Note that the OMB revisions to Guidance for Grants and Agreements termination provisions located at 2 CFR § 200.340 - Termination apply to all federal awards effective August 13, 2020. Accessibility Provisions for All Grant Application Packages and Funding Opportunity Announcements Should you successfully compete for an award, recipients Recipients of federal financial assistance (FFA) from HHS must administer their programs in compliance with federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age and, in some circumstances, religion, conscience, and sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy)sex. This includes ensuring programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency and persons with disabilitiesproficiency. The HHS Office for Civil Rights provides guidance on complying with civil rights laws enforced by HHS. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider- obligations/index.html xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-providers/provider-obligations/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/nondiscrimination/index.htmlxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/section1557/index.html. • Recipients of FFA must ensure that their programs are accessible to persons with limited English proficiency. For HHS provides guidance to recipients of FFA on meeting your their legal obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure provide meaningful access to your their programs or activities by persons with limited English proficient individualsproficiency. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/fact-sheet- guidance/index.html xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/fact-sheet-guidance/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/. • xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx. For information further guidance on your providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services, recipients should review the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care at xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=53. Recipients of FFA also have specific legal obligations for serving qualified individuals with disabilities, including reasonable modifications and making services accessible to them, see . See xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/civilrights/understanding/disability/index.html. • HHS funded health and education programs must be administered in an environment free of sexual harassment, see xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for- individuals/sex-discrimination/index.html. • For guidance on administering your program See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/civil-rights/for-individuals/sex-discrimination/index.html; xxxxx://xxx0.xx.xxx/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/shguide.html; and xxxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx.xxx/files/Sexual-Harassment-Fact-Sheet.pdf. Recipients of FFA must also administer their programs in compliance with applicable federal religious nondiscrimination laws and applicable federal conscience protection and associated anti-discrimination laws. Collectively, see these laws prohibit exclusion, adverse treatment, coercion, or other discrimination against persons or entities on the basis of their consciences, religious beliefs, or moral convictions. See xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/conscience-protections/index.html and xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/conscience/religious-freedom/index.html. Contact the HHS Office for Civil Rights for more information about obligations and prohibitions under federal civil rights laws at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/about-us/contact-us/index.html or call 0-000-000-0000 or TDD 0-000-000-0000. Cultural and Linguistic Competence Recipients of federal financial assistance (FFA) from HHS serve culturally and linguistically diverse communities that are not just defined by race or ethnicity, but also socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical and mental ability, age, and other factors. Organizational behaviors, practices, attitudes, and policies across all SAMHSA-supported entities respect and respond to the cultural diversity of communities, clients and students served. If your application is funded, you must ensure access to quality health care for all. Quality care means access to services, information, and materials delivered by trained providers in a manner that factor in the language needs, health literacy, culture, and diversity of the populations served. Quality also means that data collection instruments used should adhere to culturally and linguistically appropriate norms. For additional information and guidance, refer to the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx/. Additional cultural/linguistic competency and health literacy tools, and resources are available online at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/sites/default/files/20190620-samhsa-strategic-prevention-framework-guide.pdf.