Appendix A to Part 50 - Notice or Announcement of Award Opportunities
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Appendix A to Part 50 - Notice or Announcement of Award
Opportunities
(a) Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the
same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject
to the protections and requirements of this part and 42 U.S.C.
2000bb et seq., the Department will not, in the selection of
recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of
the organization's religious character, affiliation, or
exercise.
(b) A faith-based organization that participates in this program
will retain its independence from the Government and may continue
to carry out its mission consistent with religious and conscience
freedom protections in Federal law, including the Free Speech and
Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment, 42 U.S.C. 2000bb
et seq., 42 U.S.C. 238n, 42 U.S.C. 18113, 42 U.S.C.
2000e-1(a) and 2000e-2(e), 42 U.S.C. 12113(d), and the Weldon
Amendment, among others. Religious accommodations may also be
sought under many of these religious freedom and conscience
protection laws.
(c) A faith-based organization may not use direct financial
assistance from the Department to support or engage in any
explicitly religious activities except where consistent with the
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and any other
applicable requirements. Such an organization also may not, in
providing services funded by the Department, discriminate against a
program beneficiary or prospective program beneficiary on the basis
of religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious
belief, or a refusal to attend or participate in a religious
practice.