Title VI FHWA Assurance package.pdf.crdownload

This is a Title VI Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Assurance package document for the State of Maine related to an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Equipment contract opportunity. The document establishes compliance requirements and assurances that Maine, as the recipient of federal highway funds, must provide to the FHWA to ensure adherence to federal civil rights laws and regulations. The assurance package outlines Maine's commitment to non-discrimination policies and procedures that apply to all programs, projects, and activities funded wholly or in part with federal highway assistance.

The document requires Maine to implement and maintain comprehensive non-discrimination assurances covering race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age across all transportation programs and services. Key compliance obligations include establishing grievance procedures for addressing discrimination complaints, maintaining records of compliance efforts, conducting civil rights reviews of projects, and ensuring equal employment opportunity in hiring and personnel practices. Maine must also provide certifications that federal funds will not be used in any manner that violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or implementing regulations, and must establish monitoring and oversight mechanisms to verify ongoing compliance throughout the contract period and any subsequent federal funding cycles.