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DOJ Grants: Statutes and Regulations Related to Civil Rights and Nondiscrimination Page 2 of 2 • 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. • Section 303 of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (codified at 42 U.S.C. 6102) Statutory provision: "[N]o person in the United States shall, on the basis of age, 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: Subpart I of 28 C.F.R. Part 42. "Nondiscrimination Provision" The "nondiscrimination provision"that applies to OVW awards as set out below. • Grant condition in OVW awards,as required by section 40002(b)(13)of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994,as amended (codified at 42 U.S.C. 13925(b)(13)) By law, any award administered by OVW is made subject to a grant condition that prohibits discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived race,color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity in programs or activities, both in employment and in the delivery of services or benefits in any program or activity funded, in whole or in part,with funds appropriated to OVW, or appropriated pursuant to certain statutes that focus on violence against women. The required grant condition includes a limited exception for sex-specific programming, as well as a rule of construction to the effect that nothing in the condition diminishes other legal responsibilities and liabilities related to civil rights. For purposes of this condition, "gender identity" means actual or perceived gender-related characteristics.