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**

Civil Rights Offices of Federal Agencies

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