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Agency-Specific Civil Rights Information

Federal Agency Civil Rights Obligations- Over 28 Federal agencies have statutes, regulations, and/or guidance that impose civil rights obligations upon recipients of Federal financial assistance from these agencies.  Select an agency below to view its Title VI and Title IX regulations as well as program statutes, regulations, and/or guidance. Also included below is a list of the civil rights offices for federal agencies.

Disability and Age Discrimination- Coordination of grant-related nondiscrimination provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability has been assigned to the Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice. Coordination of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, which prohibits age discrimination by recipients of Federal financial assistance is the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Consequently, the best information on these subjects can be obtained from those entities.

Interagency Agreements- This page contains an archive of Title VI Interagency Delegation Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) available to the public. These agreements vary in scope and purpose, ranging from establishing agreement on an intended course of action to providing for the assignment of an agency's Title VI compliance functions and enforcement responsibilities to other agencies in the federal government. Interagency agreements are useful tools to facilitate greater coordination among agencies with shared recipients or specific areas of expertise, and can lead to more consistent and effective enforcement of Title VI.

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Federal Agency Title VI Regulations

Federal Agency Title IX Regulations

Additional Federal Statutes, Regulations, and Guidance that Impose Civil Rights Obligations upon Recipients

Title VI Delegation Agreements**

Title VI and IX Memoranda of Understanding**

Federal Agency Title VI Regulations [TOP]

Corporation for National and Community Service Department of Justice
Department of Agriculture Department of Labor
Department of Commerce Department of State
Department of Defense Department of Transportation
Department of Education Department of Veteran Affairs
Department of Health and Human Services Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Housing and Urban Development General Service Administration
Department of Interior Small Business Administration

Federal Agency Title IX Regulations [TOP]

Corporation for National and Community Service Department of Homeland Security Department of Transportation
Department of Agriculture Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Veteran Affairs
Department of Commerce Department of Interior Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Defense Department of Justice General Service Administration
Department of Education Department of Labor Small Business Administration
Department of Health and Human Services Department of State  

Additional Federal Statutes, Regulations, and Guidance that Impose Civil Rights Obligations upon Recipients [TOP]

Corporation for National and Community Service Department of Health and Human Services Department of State
Department of Agriculture Department of Homeland Security Department of Transportation
Department of Commerce Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Veteran Affairs
Department of Defense Department of Interior Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Education Department of Justice General Service Administration
Department of Energy Department of Labor Small Business Administration

Title VI Delegation Agreements** [TOP]

Dept. of Agriculture to Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare

Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare

Small Business Administration to Dep. of Health, Education, and Welfare

Dept. of Agriculture to Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare (reauthorization)

General Services Administration to Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare

Tennessee Valley Authority to Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare

NASA to Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare

Veterans Affairs to Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare

Dept. of Commerce to Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare

National Science Foundation to Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare Dept. of State to Dept. of Education

Title VI and IX Memoranda of Understanding** [TOP]

Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights and Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division

Department of Defense and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Department of Agriculture and Department of Housing and Urban Development

 

** Even though the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare no longer exists, the designation agreements and memoranda of understanding are still in place, as the new agencies have adopted the delegation agreements.

Dept. of Education, Announcement of Title VI Lead Agency Status for Elementary and Secondary Schools and Institutions of Higher Education, 45 FR 54793

HHS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Lead Status for Compliance Relating to Hospitals and Other Health Facilities, Federal Register, 45 FR 54869

Updated September 14, 2023