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OFFICE FOR CIVIL, RIGHTS i Office of Justice programs (Department Of Justice 810 7I1 Street, NW Washinelon, DC 20511 Tel: (202) 307 -0690 TTY: (202) 307.2027 f -mad: askOCR=a?usdoj.gov Websitc: wutv.ojp.usdoj goc!ocr August 13, 2015 Chairman Todd Spitzer County or Orange 10 Civic Center Plaza Same Ann, C\ 92701 pear Chatrman Spitzer Congratulations on your recent Inward. In establishing financial assistance prognons, Congress linked the receipt of ixdcral funding to compliance with federal civil rights laws. The Office for civil Rights (OCR), Office, ot'3us'dec programs (O.tP), IFIS Department ofdustice (DCV) is responsible far ensuring that recipients of financial assistance from the €AW, rite Office orcourmunfty Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OV W) comply wilt the applicable federal civil rights Imes. We at the OCR are available to help you and your organization elect the civil rights rerinuentmnts that conic with DOJ funding. Ensuring Access to Federally Assisted Programs Federal laws thus apply to recipients or financial assistance from the DO.I prohibit discrimination oil tiiu basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability iu fiundcd programs or activities, not only in employment but also in the delivery orsmices or boncrtta A federal law also prohibits recipients from discriminating on the basis of age in the delivery of services or benefits. In March of2013, President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act o(2013. The statute wxnonds the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VA WA) by including a nondiscrimination grant condition that prohibits discrimination based on actual or perceived race, color_ national origin. religion, sox, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. 'T'hc now aomdiaorbnimatinn grant condition applies to certahr prognnns duuied adnr October I, 2013. 'fhe OCR and the OVN' have developed answers to some frequently asked questions about this provision to assist recipients of VAWA funds to understand their obhgafio s. The Frequently Asked Questions are availabfc at hap./ lojp.govlaUouUonr /vauafigs.btm. Enforcing Civil Rights Laws All recipients of federal tinatend assistance, mfoardless orthe particular funding source, the amount of the grant award, nr the nmuber of employees in the workforce, are subject m pnrhil>itions against unlawful diswimina6on. Accordingl}, due OCR invcs[igatos recipients dtaC are tine subjecr of discrimination complaints from both individuals and groups. In addition, based on regulatory criteria, the OCR selects a nunrberofreeipiens each year for compliance reviews, nadhs that require mcipiemts to submit data showing that they are providing services equitably to all segments of their service population and that their employment practices meet equal opportunity standards. 25C -35