Federal Coordination And Compliance Section
Executive Order 12250 Coordination of Grant-Related Civil Rights Statutes
In 1980, President Carter signed Executive Order 12250, which provided for the consistent and effective implementation of various laws prohibiting discriminatory practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The responsibility for implementing this Executive Order was placed with the Attorney General. This responsibility, except for the authority to approve regulations, was redelegated to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. The Federal Coordination and Compliance Section carries out this responsibility on a day to day basis.
Congress has enacted numerous statutes prohibiting discrimination against certain classes of people by recipients of Federal financial assistance. Several of these statutes apply to a broad spectrum of recipients, and are called cross-cutting grant-related civil rights statutes. Many other statutes apply only to recipients of specific federal agencies, and are called program-specific grant-related civil rights statutes.
Listed on this website are many of these cross-cutting and program-specific grant-related statutes imposing civil rights obligations on recipients, along with explanations of the programs covered and the responsible federal agency. Also listed here are manuals, guidance, regulations, brochures, and other information released by the U.S. Department of Justice related to these civil rights statutes.
Disclaimer: Pursuant to Executive Order 14168, issued January 20, 2025, references in documents on this webpage to “gender” should instead be read to reference “sex” consistent with the Executive Order. Any documents on this webpage should be read consistently with Executive Order 14168.
Cross-Cutting Laws, Regulations, and Materials
- Executive Order 12250 (HTML or PDF)
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race, color, and national origin)
- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972(sex)
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (disability) (Disability Rights Section homepage)
- Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (age) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights homepage)
- DOJ's Guidelines for the Coordination of Enforcement of Non-Discrimination in Federally Assisted Programs
(28 C.F.R. § 42.401 et seq.) (HTML or PDF) - DOJ's Guidelines for the Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (28 C.F.R. § 50.3) (XML or PDF)
- Procedures for Complaints of Employment Discrimination Filed
(29 C.F.R. § 1691.1 et seq.) (Text or PDF) (Note: at this time, the preamble is not included) - Rulemaking actions to incorporate the Civil Rights Restoration Act's definitions of "program or activity" and "program" into regulations implementing Title VI, Section 504, and the Age Discrimination Act:
- Twenty-two agencies' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published December 6, 2000 (65 FR 76460) (HTML or PDF)
- Twenty-two agencies' Final Rule, published August 26, 2003 (68 FR 51332) (HTML or PDF)
- Department of Education's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (also includes amendments to Title IX regulations), published May 5, 2000 (65 FR 26464) (HTML or PDF)
- Department of Education's Final Rule (also includes amendments to Title IX regulations), published November 13, 2000 (65 FR 68049) (HTML or PDF)
- Department of Health and Human Services' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (also includes amendments to Title IX regulations), published October 26, 2000 (65 FR 64194) (HTML or PDF)
- Memorandum from Attorney General Eric Holder to Federal Agencies Providing Federal Financial Assistance (ARRA)- Sept. 2010
- Link to the Grant-Related Civil Rights portion of the Publications Page
Executive Order 12250 Guidance Documents
- January 20, 2023
- (Not 508 accessible)
- Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 compliant versions of the memo and its attachments are available below with separate links for each document:
- October 12, 2021
- February 10, 2021
- Reminder: Clearance Requirements for Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and Related Nondiscrimination Regulations and Policy Guidance Documents - August 19, 2020
- Clearance Requirements for Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and Related Nondiscrimination Regulations and Policy Guidance Documents - April 24, 2018
- The 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Announcement of New Government wide Title VI Coordination Initiative - July 24, 2014
- Four Year Title VI Report: The Civil Rights Division’s Efforts to Protect Against Race, Color, and National Origin Discrimination by Recipients of Federal Funds- July 2013
- Title VI Interagency Coordination Memorandum from AAG Tom Perez to Federal Funding Agency Civil Rights Directors – May 20, 2013
- Memorandum from Attorney General Eric Holder to Federal Agencies Providing Federal Financial Assistance (ARRA)- Sept. 2010
- Executive Order 12250 Memo to Federal Agencies from AAG Tom Perez- August 2010
- Memorandum from Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Loretta King re: Strengthening of Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - July 10, 2009
- Statement by the Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Addressing Civil Rights in the Response to H1N1 Influenza - May 7, 2009
- Policy Guidance Document from AAG Bill Lee to Civil Rights Directors on Enforcement of Title VI and Related Statutes in Block Grant-Type Programs- Jan. 28, 1999
Agency-Specific Laws, Regulations, and Materials
- List of federal agency Title VI and non-discrimination resources available on this website
- Link to the Offices of Civil Rights of other federal agencies