2019/10/09 Council Agenda Packet

City of Everett CIVIL RIGHTS AND NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE BACKGROUND:CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS AND NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS Because a Department of Justice(DOJ)award(this grant awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, within the Department of Justice) is a form of"federal financial assistance,"the recipient of a DOJ award (and any"subrecipient"at any tier) must comply with additional civil-rights-related requirements above and beyond those that otherwise would apply. In general,these additional civil rights requirements fall into one of two categories: Civil rights laws(sometimes referred to as"cross-cutting"federal civil rights statutes).These apply to essentially any entity that receives an award of federal financial assistance—regardless of which federal agency awards the grant or cooperative agreement--and encompass the "program or activity"funded in whole or in part with the federal financial assistance. Nondiscrimination provisions. These are requirements or restrictions that apply to certain D01 awards- -in addition to the civil rights laws--because they are set out in a statute that applies specifically to one or more particular DOJ grant programs,or to DOJ awards made under a particular legal authority. Much like the civil rights laws,these provisions may apply variously to the programs, activity, or undertaking funded in whole or in part by DOJ. OVERVIEW OF"CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS" Important"civil rights laws"that apply to all federal financial assistance—and to all recipients and subrecipients of DOJ awards: Section 601 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964(codified at 42 U.S.C.2000d) Statutory provision: No person in the United States shall,on the ground of race,color,or national origin, be excluded from participation in,be denied the benefits of,or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. DOJ implementing regulation: Subparts C and D of 28 C.F.R.Part 42. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (codified at 29 U.S.C.794) Statutory provision: No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States,as defined in [29 U.S.C.705(20)1, shall,solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of,or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. DOJ implementing regulation: Subpart G of 28 C.F.R.Part 42. Section 901 of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (codified at 20 U.S.C. 1681) Statutory provision: No person in the United States shall,on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. DOJ implementing regulations: Subpart D of 28 C.F.R. Part 42;28 C.F.R Part 54. Washington State STOP Formula Grant Program Renewal Application for FFY 2019 15 72