Our Stakeholders

Our Stakeholders

CRS is the only federal agency dedicated to assisting state and local governments, private and public organizations, educational organizations, law enforcement, tribal communities, and community groups to resolve conflicts based on actual or perceived race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability. CRS was established by Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its mandate was expanded by the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.