(NAME-MCE) An Important Reminder from the Office for Civil Rights - RE: ARRA funding

[Bill Howe]

An Important Reminder from the Office for Civil Rights - RE: ARRA funding
>From OCR -
A reminder from the Office for Civil Rights: "Federal agencies will shortly
begin distributing funding from the ARRA.  They must do so in accordance
with all non-discrimination and equal opportunity statutes, regulations, and
Executive Orders that apply to the distribution of funds under the ARRA.
Agencies that grant funds must also ensure that recipients and subrecipients
comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibiting race,
color, and national origin discrimination, including language access for
persons with limited English proficiency), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (prohibiting disability discrimination), Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972 (prohibiting sex discrimination in education
and training programs), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (prohibiting age
discrimination in the provision of services), and many program-specific
statutes with non-discrimination requirements."  FOR MORE INFORMATION,
PLEASE GO TO
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/notices/civil-rights.html.


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