|
| LEP Resources and Information |
| Frequently Asked Questions |
| Executive Order 13166 |
| Resources by Subject |
| Recipients of Federal Assistance |
| Interpretation and Translation |
| LEP and Title VI Videos |
| Demographic Data |
| LEP Mapping Tools |
| LEP Compliance |
| Federal Agency LEP Plans |
| LEP Guidance for Recipients |
| LEP Guidance for DOJ Recipients |
| File a Complaint |
| LEP.gov |
| Suggest LEP Resources |
| Report Broken Links on LEP.gov |
| Last Updated: August 18, 2016 |
Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance
When any agency provides federal financial assistance it must ensure that recipients acknowledge and agree that they will comply (and require any sub-grantees, contractors, successors, transferees, and assignees to comply) with applicable provisions of federal civil rights laws and policies prohibiting discrimination, including, but not limited to, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits recipients from discriminating on the basis of race, color, or national origin, including limited English proficiency.
Identifying Recipients
The websites included below can help identify whether an entity is recipient or sub-recipient of federal financial assistance from one or more federal agencies.
Office of Management and Budget
USA Spending.gov, http://www.usaspending.gov/
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Awarded Grant Search, http://www.imls.gov/recipients/grantsearch.aspx
National Science Foundation
About Awards, http://www.nsf.gov/awards/about.jsp
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Program (OJP)
OJP Grant Awards, http://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov:85/selector/main
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAAGS), http://taggs.hhs.gov/index.cfm
Grant Reporting by Recipients
Recipients must report grants received from the federal government pursuant to the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular 133. This database is searchable by entity and yields information about specific grants and grant amounts received, among other things.
Single Audit Database, http://harvester.census.gov/sac/dissem/entity.htm
Assurance Agreements and Award Terms and Conditions
Entities that are awarded federal financial assistance must sign assurance agreements and other terms and conditions which require compliance with applicable federal civil rights laws and other obligations. A sample assurance document that federal agencies can use is included below.
Draft assurance language for Office of Management and Budget standardized award terms and conditions (PDF)