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OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS Office of Justice Programs 41= U.S. Department of Justice 810 701 Street, NW Washington, DC 20531 Tel: (202) 30M690 TTY: (202) 307.2027 6•ntnil: askOCR n usdoj.gov Website: wvww.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocr OCR Letter to All Recipients September 26, 201 g The Iionoornbie Miguel Polido City of Santa Ana 60 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 Dear Mayor Pulido: Cmrgratolations on your recent award. In establishing financial assistance programs, Congress linked tate receipt of federal finding to compliance With World civil rights Imus. The Office firr Civil flights (OCR), Office of Justice Programs (oil,), lJs. Department orlustice (DOJ) is responsible liar ensuring that recipients of financial assistance front the OJP, the Office of Contnrunity Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OV W) comply With the applicable federal civil rights laws. Went the OCR are available to help you laid your organization meet the civil rights requirements chat come with DOJ finding. Irnsaring Access to Federally Assisted Programs Federal laws that apply a recipients of financial assistance train the DO.) prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability in funded programs or activities, not only in employment bill also in the delivery of services or benefits. A federal law also prohibits recipients from discriminating on the basis of age in the deliver), of services or benefits. In March of 2013, President Charon signed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of2013. The statute amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VA WA) by including a nondiscrimination grant condition ilia prohibits discrimination based on actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. q'he new nondiscrimination grant condition applies to certain programs funded alter October 1, 2013. The OCR and the OV W have developed answers to some frequently asked questions about this provision to assist recipients of VA WA finds to understand their obligations. The Frequently Asked Question are available at hops://ojp.gov/aboan/ocr/vawtd'ngs.hun. Enforcing Civil Rights La Ws All recipients of I'edeml financial assistance, regardless of the particular funding source, the amount of the grant award, or the number of employees in the workforce, are subject to prohibitions against unhuvfhl discrimination. Accordingly, the OCR investigates recipients that are the subject of discrhnf nition complaints hone both individuals and groups. In addition, based on regulatory criteria, the OCR selects a number of mcipicnts each year fin compliance reviews, aadils that require recipiets to submit alma showing that they are providing services equihdty to all segments oftheir service population and that their employment practices meet equal opportunity standards. rl-