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r Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Progams Qjjlce q/'Civil Rights Washington, PC 20531 May 29, 2020 Nis, Kristine Ridge City orSanta Arm 20 Civic Center Santa Ana, CA 92701-4053 Dear Ms. Ridge: Congratulations on your recent award. The Office For Civil Rights (OCR), Office of Justice Programs (ON). U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been delegated the responsibility for ensuring that recipients of federal flumcial assistance from the OJP, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OV W) are not engaged in discrimination prohibited by law. Several federal civil rights laws, such as Tithe VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, require recipients of federal tinaneial assistance to give assumnocs that they will comply with those laws. In addition to those civil rights laws, many grant program statutes contain nondiscrimination provisions that require compliance with them as a condition of receivingfederal financial assistance, Fare complete review of these civil rights laws and nondiscrimination requirements, in connection with. DIP and other DOJ awards, see https://oj p.gov/funding/Explore/LegaiOverview/Civi I RiglitsRegttirements.bttp Under tire delegation of authority, the OCR investigates allegations of da'scrimination against recipients from individuals, entities, or groups. In addition, the OCR conducts limited compliance reviews and audits based on regulatory criteria. These reviews and audits permit the OCR to evaluate whether recipients of financial assistance four the Department are providing services in a ❑mr- discrininutory nommor to their service population or have employment practices that meet equal -opportunity standards, Iryou are a recipient of grant awards under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Actor the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and your agency is part of a criminal justice system, there are two additional obligations that may apply in connection with the awards: (1) complying with the regulation relating to Equal Employment Opportunity Programs (ESOPs); and (2) submitting findings of discrimination to OCR. For additional infiarnation regarding the ESOP mquimmeut, see 28 CFR Part42, subpart E, and for additional information regarding requirements when there is an adverse finding, see 28 C.F.R. y§ 42,204(o), .205(c)(5). Please submit information about any adverse finding to die OCR at the above address. We at the OCR are available to help you and your organization meet the civil rights requirements that are associated with O.fP and other DOJ grant funding. If you would like the OCR. to assist you in fidYilting your organization's civil rights or nondiscrimination responsibilities as a recipient of federal financial assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know. Sincerely, -- Michael L. Alston Director cc: Grant Manager Financial Analyst