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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

30.001: Employment Discrimination: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Objectives: To provide for enforcement of the Federal prohibition against employment discrimination in the private and public sector based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

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

30.001 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Any aggrieved individual, or any individual, labor union, association, legal representative, or organization, filing on behalf of an aggrieved individual, who has reason to believe that an unlawful employment practice within the meaning of Title VII, as amended, has been committed by an employer with 15 or more employees, an employment agency, labor organization or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Applicants, current employees and former employees of the named respondent(s) in a charge who have been subjected to unlawful employment practices.

Credentials/Documentation: An allegation of unlawful employment practice(s) may be made in person or by mail. An allegation must be in writing, signed, and notarized (only when necessary to meet State and local requirements) or supported by an unsworn declaration in writing under penalty of perjury. Charge forms (EEOC Form 5, Charge of Discrimination) are available to all persons from all field offices of the Commission.

30.001 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: A charge may be filed by any aggrieved individual, any individual on behalf of an aggrieved individual, or by any organization, i.e., labor union, association, legal representative, etc., either as an aggrieved entity or on behalf of an aggrieved individual. Charges may be filed either orally or in writing with the appropriate field office of the EEOC.

Award Procedure: A charge is sufficient when the Commission receives from the person making the charge a written statement sufficiently precise to identify the parties and to describe generally the action or practices complained of.

Deadlines: Individuals with complaints or desiring to bring their own suit under the Act must file a charge of discrimination alleging discrimination with the EEOC within 180 days of the alleged unlawful practice (or within 300 days, if there is a State or local agency with its own discrimination law.) When EEOC completes its investigation without obtaining relief for persons covered by a charge, covered persons will be given written notice of their right to sue. Persons can also request a notice of right to sue before EEOC finishes its investigation after the charge has been on file180 days. (When a right to sue is issued on request, EEOC usually stops investigating). Suit must be brought within 90 days of receipt of the notice of right to sue letter.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: None.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

30.001 RELATED PROGRAMS:

16.101 Equal Employment Opportunity;
16.200 Community Relations Service;
17.301 Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action by Federal Contractors and Federally Assisted Construction Contractors;
17.303 Wage and Hour Standards;
17.700 Women's Special Employment Assistance;
29.001 Clearinghouse Services, Civil Rights Discrimination Complaints;
30.002 Employment Discrimination: State and Local Fair Employment Practices Agency Contracts;
30.008 Employment Discrimination: Age Discrimination in Employment;
30.010 Employment Discrimination: Equal Pay Act;
30.011 Employment Discrimination: Title I of The Americans with Disabilities Act;
93.001 Civil Rights Compliance Activities.

30.001 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

In fiscal year 1999, received 47,936 charges to process and resolved 59,085 which monetarily benefited 6,771 persons in the sum of $119,080,878. In fiscal year 1999, for all statutes which EEOC has legislative responsibility to enforce, EEOC filed 439 suits and resolved 294 suits by consent decree, settlement or judgment, with a benefit sum of almost $96,879,000 in direct monetary relief which benefited more than 1,068 victims of employment discrimination. In fiscal year 1999, filed 154 appellate briefs, including 65 as amicus curiae filed in the courts of appeal and Supreme Court. In fiscal year 1999, EEOC filed 324 lawsuits rasing Title VII issues and resolved 176 suits by consent decree, settlement agreement or judgment, with a direct monetary benefit of about $46,855,000. Projected data are unavailable for fiscal years 2000 and 2001. (Litigation and systemic data are for programs 30.001, 30.008, 30.010 and 30.011 combined.)

30.001 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

Type of Assistance: Advisory Services and Counseling; Investigation of Complaints.

Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) (Includes obligations for programs 30.008 and 30.010.) FY 99 $278,446,000; FY 00 est $280,928,000; and FY 01 est $322,000,000.

Budget Account Number: 45-0100-0-1-751.

Authorization: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, as amended, Public Laws 88-352 and 92-261, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-5; Civil Rights Act of 1991, Public Law 102-166.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended by the EEO Act of 1972; Procedural Regulations and Guidelines, 29 CFR. Part 1600; Guidelines on Discrimination because of Sex, 29 CF. Part 1604; Guidelines on Discrimination because of Religion, 29 C.F.R. Part 1605; Guidelines on Discrimination because of National Origin, 29 C.F.R. Part 1606. Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors; Enforcement Guidance: Compensatory and Punitive Damages Available under 102 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; Enforcement Guidance: Application of EEO Laws to Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Employment Agencies and Other Staffing Firms. Publications are furnished free in limited quantities. Contact: (202) 663-4900 or 1-800- 669-3362 (Voice) or (202) 663-4494 or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY) EEOC WEB Site: www.eeoc.gov, Public Information Unit, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs, EEOC, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507.

30.001 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Any EEOC office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office: Contact Public Information Unit, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. Phone: 202-663-4900 (Voice) or 202-663-4494 (TTY).

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

30.001 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: Charges of discriminatory employment practices by or on behalf of an individual or group of individuals claiming to be aggrieved are received. Mediation of the dispute may be offered. If mediation is not used or is not successful, investigations ensue and if reasonable cause is found, conciliated. If conciliation proves to be unsuccessful and the employer is not a State or local government, the Commission may bring a civil action against respondent(s) named in the charge. If conciliation fails on a charge against a State or local government, EEOC refers the case to the Department of Justice for consideration of litigation or issuance of a Right to Sue letter.

30.001 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Not applicable.

Audits: Not applicable.

Records: Not applicable.