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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
30.002: Employment Discrimination: State and Local Fair Employment
Practices Agency Contracts
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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: Official State and local government agencies charged with the administration and enforcement of State and/or local fair employment practices law, where there exists an appropriate law (State or local) authorizing the agency to grant or seek relief from unlawful employment practices. Eligible applicants must be designated by EEOC as Fair Employment Practices Agencies. Local agencies requesting a contract for the first time are subject to additional considerations.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Employees, potential employees and former employees covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and/or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Credentials/Documentation: Funding must be determined by negotiation with the applicant and approval by the Commission. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Preapplication Coordination: EEOC District Director will provide guidance. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Application must be made to the EEOC District Office which will review it and make a recommendation to the Office of Field Programs, EEOC Headquarters. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Numbers A-102 and A-110.
Award Procedure: By negotiation. Recommendation made to Commissioners. Decision made by final vote of the Commissioners.
Deadlines: Contact EEOC Headquarters for deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 1 to 3 months.
Appeals: Not applicable.
Renewals: By negotiation and vote of the Commission.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Requests for charge resolution contracts are submitted by designated agencies. Their EEOC District offices, concurrently submit recommendations based on information provided by the agencies, as well as past performance. Selection is based on meeting the provisions of the contracting principles promulgated by the Commission and upon the projected number of charge resolutions.
Examples of Funded Projects: Charge resolution contracts are funded for the receipt and resolution of individual charges of employment discrimination.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: From $7,750 to $3,103,350.
In fiscal year 1999, received applications from 93 agencies and approved 93 for contracts. These agencies resolved 53,751 discrimination charges under the contracts in fiscal year 1999. Ninety-four agencies received contracts to resolve 61,932 charges in fiscal year 2000. The agencies are projected to receive contracts to resolve 61,932 charges in fiscal year 2001.
Federal Agency: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Type of Assistance: Direct Payments for Specified Use.
Obligations: (Contracts) FY 99 $28,922,000; FY 00 est $28,890,000; and FY 01 est $29,000,000.
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; Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Public Law 90-202, as amended; Public Law 93-259, 88 Stat. 55; Public Law 95-256, 92 Stat. 189; Reorganization Plan No. 1, 1978, 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq; Civil Rights Act of 1991, Public Law 102-166; Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Request for Application and Proposals for EEOC Funding of Programs Under Title VII, Section 709(b), Public Law 88-352.
Regional or Local Office: EEOC District office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office: Contact Michael J. Dougherty, Director, State and Local Programs, Office of Field Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street NW., Room 8030, Washington, DC 20507. Phone: (202) 663-4944.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Cycles of one year to three years. Paid by a combination of advance vouchers and for actual services.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Contracts are made with official State and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies based on the resolution of individual charges of employment discrimination filed concurrently with those agencies and the EEOC and for the identification, investigation, conciliation and elimination of unlawful employment practices.
Reports: Periodic program reports as required by contract.
Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations, nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records: As required by the contract.
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