Equal Opportunity
The mission of the Equal Opportunity Staff
(EOS) is to provide national leadership
and guidance to ensure that CSREES and
its state land-grant university partners
receiving CSREES funds comply with federal
nondiscrimination laws and related USDA
departmental rules and regulations. Specifically,
EOS ensures CSREES that state land-grant
university partners comply with Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
which prohibits discrimination in federally
assisted programs, and Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
which prohibits discrimination in federal
employment practices.
Through on-site compliance reviews at
state land-grant universities and collection
of program and employment data, EOS ensures
that recipients of research and extension
programs have equal access to all program
services. The compliance review produces
information needed for EOS to submit civil
rights reports to CSREES administration
and U.S. Department of Justice on a regular
basis. EOS also manages complaints filed
by citizens who believe they have been
discriminated against based on Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the
application of state programs funded by
CSREES. This complaint management may involve
EOS staff serving as primary liaisons with
the USDA Civil Rights Office.
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Staff
Curtiland
(Curt) Deville, Director
All
Equal Opportunity Staff
Contact
Phone: 202-720-8070
Fax: 202-720-6954
Mailing Address:
Equal Opportunity Staff
CSREES, USDA
1400 Independence Ave., SW., Stop 2296
Washington, DC 20250-2296
Express Mail:
Equal Opportunity Staff
CSREES, USDA
Waterfront Centre
Room 1230
800 9 th St., SW.
Washington, DC 20024 |
