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CHAPTER X-OFFICE OF COMMUNITY

SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Part 1010

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Civil rights program requirements of CSA grant-
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Uniform Federal Standards

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APPENDIX B TO PART 1010-ACTIVITIES TO
WHICH THIS PART APPLIES WHEN A PRI-
MARY OBJECTIVE OF THE FEDERAL FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE IS TO PROVIDE EMPLOY-
MENT
APPENDIX C TO PART 1010-APPLICATION OF
PART 1010 TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINIS-
TRATION

AUTHORITY: Secs. 602, 624, 603, 223 and 244 (8) of The Economic Opportunity Act, of 1964, as amended 78 Stat. 528, 42 U.S.C. 2942; 86 Stat. 696, 42 U.S.C. 2971C; 78 Stat. 530, 42 U.S.C. 2943; 81 Stat. 701, 42 U.S.C. 2837; secs. 602 and 603, Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1; 78 Stat. 253, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2; E.O. 11764, 28 CFR Parts 42 and 50.3.

SOURCE: 44 FR 70145, Dec. 6, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A-General

§ 1010.1–1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to effectuate the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. and Section 624 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2971c, to the end that:

(a) No person on the basis of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from the Community Services Administration (CSA).

(b) No person on the ground of sex be excluded from participation in, be subjected to discrimination under, or be denied employment in connection with any program or activity receiving assistance under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended.

(c) No person with responsibilities in the operation of a program receiving fi ́nancial assistance under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended will discriminate with respect to any such program because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, or beliefs.

§ 1010.1-2 Applicability.

(a) This part applies to all grantees and their delegate agencies receiving financial assistance from CSA. This part does not apply to:

(1) Any Federal financial assistance by way of insurance or guaranty contracts;

(2) Any assistance to any individual who is the ultimate beneficiary under any such program.

(b) This part also applies to any program which is funded and administered by CSA with funds transferred from another Federal agency to CSA.

1010.1-3

Definitions.

As used in this part

(a) CSA means the Community Services Administration, and includes all of its organizational units.

(b) Director means the Director of the Community Services Administration.

(c) Associate Director for Human Rights means the CSA official responsible for implementing and enforcing CSA's Civil Rights program.

(d) Responsible CSA official with respect to any program receiving Federal financial assistance means the Director or other official of CSA who by law or by delegation has the principal responsibility within CSA for the administration of the law extending such assistance.

(e) Title VI means Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d2000d-4.

(f) United States means the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, the Cana Zone, and the Territories and possessions of the United States, and the term State means any one of the foregoing.

(g) Federal financial assistance includes (1) grants, loans, or donation of Federal funds, (2) the grant or donation of Federal property and interest in property, (3) the detail of Federal personnel, (4) the sale or lease of, or the permission to use (on other than a casual or transient basis), Federal property or any interest in such property without consideration, at a nominal consideration, or at a consideration which is reduced of the purpose of assisting the grantee, and (5) any Federal agreement, arrangement, or other contract which has as one of its purposes, the provision of assistance.

(h) Program includes any program, project, or activity for the provision of

services, financial aid, or other benefits to individuals (including education or training, health, welfare, rehabilitation, housing, or other services, whether provided through an employee of the grantee or provided by others through contracts or other arrangements with the grantee, and including work opportunities and cash or loan or other assistance to individuals), or for the provision of facilities for furnishing services, financial aid or other benefits to individuals. The services, financial aid, or other benefits provided under a program receiving Federal financial assistance shall be deemed to include any services, financial aid, or other benefits provided with the aid of Federal financial assistance or with the aid of any non-Federal funds, property, or other resources required to be expended or made available for the program to meet matching requirements or other conditions whch must be met in order to receive the Federal financial assistance, and to include any services, financial aid, or other benefits provided in or through a facility provided with the aid of Federal resources or such non-Federal resources.

(i) Facility includes all or any portion of structures, equipment, or other real or personal property or interests therein. The provision of facilities includes the construction, expansion, renovation, remodeling, alteration or acquisition of facilities.

(j) Grantee means any state, political subdivision, instrumentality of any state or political subdivision, any public or private agency, institution, organization, or other entity, or any individual, in any state, to whom Federal financial assistance is extended directly or through another grantee. Such term does not include any ultimate beneficiary under a federally assisted program.

(k) Grantee Board means the entity responsible for the administration of funds received pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended.

(1) Applicant means one who submits an application, request, or plan required to be approved by CSA or by a grantee as a condition of eligibility for Federal financial assistance. The term

application means any such application, request or plan.

(m) In complying with the requirements of this part, it will be necessary to refer to persons by race, color or national origin. The following designations will be used by grantees in reporting participant characteristics:

(1) Black, not of Hispanic origin. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa;

(2) Hispanic. A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race;

(3) Asian or Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original people of the Far East, Southeast Asia; the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. The area includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa;

(4) American Indian or Alaskan Native. A person who has origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition;

(5) White, not of Hispanic origin. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East;

(6) Additional subcategories based on national origin or primary language spoken may be used where appropriate on either a national or a regional basis; and

(7) Paragraphs (m) (1) through (7) of this section are in conformity with Directive #15 of the Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards which replaced OMB Directive A-46.

Subpart B-Discrimination
Prohibited

§ 1010.10-1 General.

(a) No person in the United States shall on the ground of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefit of or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

(b) No person in the United States shall on the ground of sex be excluded from participation in, be subjected to discrimination under, or be denied employment in connection with any pro

gram or activity receiving assistance under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended.

(c) No person with responsibilities in the operation of a program receiving financial assistance under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended, will discriminate with respect to any such program because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation or beliefs.

(d) An individual shall not be deemed subjected to discrimination by reason of his/her exclusion from the benefits of a program limited by Federal law to individuals of a particular race, color, sex or national origin different from his/hers, for example, programs funded exclusively to serve on-reservation Indians.

§ 1010.10-2 Discrimination

prohibited-Specific discriminatory actions prohibited.

(a) A grantee under any program to which this subpart applies may not, directly or through contractual or other arrangements, on the ground of race, color, sex, or national origin:

(1) Deny an individual any service, financial aid, or other benefit provided under the program;

(2) Provide any service, financial aid, or other benefit to an individual which is different from that provided to others under the program;

(3) Subject an individual to segregation or separate treatment in any manner related to his/her receipt of any service, financial aid, or other benefit under the program;

(4) Restrict an individual in any way in the enjoyment of any advantage or privilege enjoyed by others receiving any service, financial aid, or other benefit under the program;

(5) Treat an individual differently from others in determining whether he/ she satisfies any admission, enrollment, quota, eligibility membership or other requirement or condition which individuals must meet in order to be provided any service, financial aid, or other benefit provided under the program;

(6) Deny an individual an opportunity to participate in the program through the provision of services, or otherwise afford him/her an opportunity to do so

which is different from that afforded others under the program, including the opportunity to participate in the program as an employee to the extent that employment practices are covered in § 1010.10-3; or

(7) Deny any person the opportunity to participate as a member of a planning or advisory body which is an integral part of the program.

(b) A grantee, in determining the type of services, financial aid, or other benefits or facilities which will be provided under any program, or the class of individuals to whom, or the situations in which such services, financial aid, other benefits, or facilities will be provided under or on such program, or the class of individuals to be afforded an opportunity to participate in any such program may not, directly or through contractual or other arrangements, utilize criteria or methods of administration which have the effect of subjecting individuals to discrimination because of their race, color, sex, or national origin, or have the effect of substantially impairing accomplishment of the objectives of the program with respect to individuals of a particular race, color, sex, or national origin.

(c) In determining the site or location of facilities, an applicant or recipient may not make selections with the purpose or effect of excluding individuals from, denying them the benefits of, or subjecting them to discrimination under any program to which this part applies, on the ground of race, color, sex, or national origin or with the purpose or effect of substantially impairing the accomplishment of the objectives of this part.

(d) The enumeration of specific forms of prohibited discrimination in this subpart does not limit the generality of this subpart's prohibition.

(e) In administrating a program in which the grantee has previously discriminated against persons on the ground of race, color, sex, or national origin, the grantee must take affirmative action to overcome the effects of prior discrimination. Even in the absence of such prior discrimination, a grantee, in administrating a program may take affirmative action to overcome the effects or conditions which

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(a) Where a primary objective of the Federal financial assistance is to provide employment, a grantee may not (directly or through contractual or other arrangements) subject an individual to discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin in its employment practices under such program (including recruitment or recruitment advertising, employment, layoff or termination, upgrading, demotion or transfer, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and use of facilities). This prohibition applies where a primary objective of the Federal financial assistance is:

(1) To reduce unemployment or to help individuals through employment to meet subsistence needs;

(2) To assist individuals through employment to meet expenses incident to the commencement or continuation of their education or training;

(3) To provide work experience which contributes to the education or training of individuals; or

(4) To provide remunerative activity to individuals who because of severe handicaps cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market.

(b) Where a primary objective of the Federal financial assistance is not to provide employment, but discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin in the employment practices of the recipient or other persons subject to this part tends, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, to exclude individuals from participation in, to deny them the benefits of, or to subject them to discrimination under any program to which this part applies, the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section shall apply to the employment practices of the recipient or other persons subject to the regulations, to the extent necessary to assure equality of opportunity to, and nondiscriminatory treatment of, bene

ficiaries.

(c) Where a program receives financial assistance under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended, a

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