Employment Discrimination-State and Local Fair Employment Practices Agency Contracts (30.002)
Program
30.002 Employment Discrimination-State and Local Fair Employment Practices Agency Contracts
Federal Agency
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
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.
Program Number
30.002
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To assist EEOC in the enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by investigating and resolving charges of employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and/or disability.
Types of Assistance
Direct Payments for Specified Use.
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.
Eligibility 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.
Application and Award Process
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
Recommendation made to EEOC Commissioners. Decision made by final vote of the EEOC Commissioners.
Deadlines
Contact Office of Field Programs, EEOC Headquarters for deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
Not applicable.
Renewals
By negotiation and vote of the Commission.
Assistance Considerations
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.
Post Assistance Requirements
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 expend 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.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2002, received applications from 91 agencies and approved 91 for contracts. These agencies contracted to resolve more than 55,000 discrimination charges in fiscal year 2002. Ninety-three agencies are projected to receive contracts to resolve a similar number of charges in fiscal year 2003. The agencies are also projected to receive contracts to resolve approximately 55,000 charges in fiscal year 2004.
Financial Information
Account Identification
45-0100-0-1-751.
Obligations
(Contracts) FY 02 $29,976,441; FY 03 est $30,000,000; and FY 04 est $30,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
From $15,000 to $3,103,350.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Request for Application and Proposals for EEOC Funding of Programs Under Title VII, Section 709(b), Public Law 88-352.
Related Programs
16.101, Equal Employment Opportunity; 29.001, Clearinghouse Services, Civil Rights Discrimination Complaints; 30.001, Employment Discrimination_Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; 30.008, Employment Discrimination_Age Discrimination in Employment; 30.009, Employment Discrimination Project Contracts_Indian Tribes; 30.011, Employment Discrimination_Title I of The Americans with Disabilities Act; 93.001, Civil Rights Compliance Activities.
Information Contacts
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. Telephone: (202) 663-4944.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Charge resolution contracts are funded for the receipt and resolution of individual charges of employment discrimination.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Requests for charge resolution contracts are submitted by designated official State and local government agencies to EEOC District offices in their geographic area. EEOC District Offices then submit recommendations based on information provided by the agencies, as well as past performance, if applicable, to EEOC Headquarters. Selection is based on meeting the provisions of current Contracting Principles promulgated by the Commission.
