5-Civil Rights.pdf

SUMMARY OF CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS, EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AND

REGULATIONS

HOME grantees must assure that all project activities will be administered in compliance with civil rights laws and regulations. The following are summaries of those parts of the civil rights laws and regulations that are applicable to HOME activities.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, provides that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or familial status, be discriminated against in housing (and related facilities) provided with Federal assistance or lending practices with respect to residential property when such practices are connected with loans insured or guaranteed by the Federal Government.

Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development (HCD) Act of 1974, as amended, provides that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under Title I of the Housing and

Community Development Act of 1974.

Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, provides that, to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment shall be given to recipients of public housing and lower-income residents of the unit of local government or the metropolitan area (or non-metropolitan county) in which the project is located. Contract work in connection with such projects shall be awarded to business concerns which are owned in substantial part by persons residing in the same metropolitan area (or Non-metropolitan County) as the project, employ Section 3 residents in full-time positions, or subcontract with businesses which provide economic opportunities to lower income persons.

Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, provides for nondiscrimination in contractor employment. All recipients of Federal funds must certify Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers in all contracts issued:

1. The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of physical or mental handicap in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant for employment is qualified. The contractor agrees to take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment, and otherwise treat qualified handicapped individuals without discrimination based upon their physical or mental handicap in all employment practices, such as employment upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment, advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

2. The contractor agrees to comply with the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the

Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to the Act.