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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
16.100: Desegregation of Public Education
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| PROGRAM AND AWARD | FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO. |
| APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS | INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| RELATED PROGRAMS | ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS |
| PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS | POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS |
Applicant Eligibility: Parent or group of parents in the case of public schools. An individual or his/her parents in the case of a public college.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Parent or group of parents in the case of public schools. An individual or his/her parents in the case of a public college.
Credentials/Documentation: Not applicable.
Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Contact the headquarters office listed below.
Award Procedure: Not applicable.
Deadlines: Not applicable.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals: Not applicable.
Renewals: Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.
Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
Educational Opportunities: The Department continued to be committed to eliminating the vestiges of segregation in elementary and secondary education, as well as in state institutions of higher education. In fiscal year 1999, the Section focused its efforts on monitoring the more than 500 school districts covered by desegregation orders in over 212 desegregation cases in which the United States is a party, and responding to numerous motions and complaints. The Section responded to 200 routine citizen inquiries and 55 Congressional referrals involving complaints of discrimination; responded to numerous motions filed by the districts; and initiated several compliance reviews. At the request of federal courts, unitary status reviews were initiated in seven additional cases, involving 11 school districts in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas, and 10 junior colleges and trade schools in Alabama. The Section completed the unitary status reviews of 14 school districts, which culminated in declarations of full unitary status and dismissal of three cases and partial unitary status in 11 cases. The Section also obtained 20 court-approved consent decrees and a number of favorable decisions on various motions, affecting 46 school districts; and negotiated and approved 20 modification proposals, promising to advance school desegregation in the affected school districts. The Section continued its enforcement efforts in the higher education cases in the States of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee; continued monitoring the assimilation of women at The Citadel, the formerly all-male military college in South Carolina; and successfully opposed the dismissal of United States v. Virginia (VMI), the case in which we are monitoring the assimilation of women at the Virginia Military Institute. Additionally, the Section intervened as a party in CHE v. School District No. 1, Denver; participated as amicus curiae in two elementary/secondary cases (Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York and Hampton v. Jefferson County Board of Education); participated as amicus curiae in two affirmative action cases (Gratz & Hamacher v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger); participated as amicus curiae in a sex discrimination case involving high school athletics (Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Ass'n); and intervened to defend the constitutionality of federal statutes in Robinson v. Kansas (Title VI and Section 504 regulations) and Mentavlos v. The Citadel (Title IX). Finally, the Section continued its collaborative efforts with other sections in the Civil Rights Division and federal agencies with mutual responsibilities. Highlights included: a Schools and Housing Initiative (SHOI) with the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section, involving, among other districts, the Tunica County School District and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth, North Carolina Public School System; collaboration with the Department of Education and the Appellate, Employment, and Coordination and Review Sections, which resulted in the above-referenced filing in the New York case; and coordination with the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) regarding a number of issues.
Federal Agency: CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Type of Assistance: Provision of Specialized Services.
Obligations: (Salaries and Expenses) FY 99 $2,943,000; FY 00 est $3,589,000; and FY 00 est $4,237,000.
Budget Account Number: 15-0128-0-1-752.
Authorization: Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IV, Public Law 88-352, 42 U.S.C. 2000(c), Title VI, 42 U.S.C. 2000(d), Title IX, 42 U.S.C. 2000(h-2); Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, Public Law 93-380, 20 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.; Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX, Public Law 92-318, 20 U.S.C. 1681.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: 28 CFR 0.50; Civil Rights Act of 1964; Summary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Regional or Local Office: None.
Headquarters Office: Chief, Educational Opportunities Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 65958, Washington, DC 20035-5958. Phone: (202) 514-4092. Contact: Office of Public Affairs, Department of Justice. Phone: (Voice) (202) 514-2007; (TDD) (202) 514-1888. Website address: www.usdoj.gov/crt/edo/index.html.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions: The Justice Department may go to court to obtain an order to desegregate a public school (elementary or secondary levels) or public college. The Attorney General may initiate legal proceedings to further orderly desegregation upon receiving a meritorious written complaint from (1) any parent or group of parents whose minor children are being deprived by a school board of equal protection of the laws; or (2) any individual or parent of an individual who has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college or university because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The Attorney General must certify that the suit will materially further the orderly process of desegregation. The Attorney General may also intervene in any case in which the plaintiff alleges a denial of equal protection of the law on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. In addition, the Attorney General may litigate Title VI or Title IX (of the Education Amendments of 1972) referrals received from the Department of Education, previously the Department of Health Education and Welfare, to vindicate the rights of individuals excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance on account of their race, color, sex, or national origin. The Attorney General may also go to court to obtain an order to desegregate public schools pursuant to the Equal Educational Opportunities Act. Such a suit is to be brought on behalf of the United States or an individual who has been deliberately segregated on the basis of race, sex or national origin by a local or State educational agency.
Reports: Not applicable.
Audits: Not applicable.
Records: Not applicable.
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