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Director <br />Michael L. Alston <br />Department of Justice (DOJ) <br />Office of Justice Programs <br />Commissioner Brett Wachsmith <br />Kittitas County <br />205 West 5th Ave Suite 108 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926-2887 <br />Congratulations on your recent award. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of <br />Justice (DOJ) has been delegated the responsibility for ensuring that recipients of federal financial assistance from the OJP, the Office <br />of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) are not engaged in <br />discrimination prohibited by law. Several federal civil rights laws, such as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of <br />the Education Amendments of 1972, require recipients of federal financial assistance to give assurances that they will comply with <br />those laws. In addition to those civil rights laws, many grant program statutes contain nondiscrimination provisions that require <br />compliance with them as a condition of receiving federal financial assistance. For a complete review of these civil rights laws and <br />nondiscrimination requirements, in connection with OJP and other DOJ awards, see <br />https://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/LegalOverview/CivilRightsRequirements.htm <br />Under the delegation of authority, the OCR investigates allegations of discrimination against recipients from individuals, entities, or <br />groups. In addition, the OCR conducts limited compliance reviews and audits based on regulatory criteria. These reviews and audits <br />permit the OCR to evaluate whether recipients of financial assistance from the Department are providing services in a non- <br />discriminatory manner to their service population or have employment practices that meet equal-opportunity standards. <br />If you are a recipient of grant awards under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act or the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency <br />Prevention Act and your agency is part of a criminal justice system, there are two additional obligations that may apply in connection <br />with the awards: (1) complying with the regulation relating to Equal Employment Opportunity Programs (EEOPs); and (2) <br />submitting findings of discrimination to OCR. For additional information regarding the EEOP requirement, see 28 CFR Part 42, <br />subpart E, and for additional information regarding requirements when there is an adverse finding, see 28 C.F.R. §§ 42.204(c), <br />.205(c)(5). Please submit information about any adverse finding to the OCR at the above address. <br />We at the OCR are available to help you and your organization meet the civil rights requirements that are associated with OJP and <br />other DOJ grant funding. If you would like the OCR to assist you in fulfilling your organization's civil rights or nondiscrimination <br />responsibilities as a recipient of federal financial assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know. <br />Dear Commissioner Wachsmith: <br />Sincerely, <br />cc:Grant Manager <br />Financial Analyst <br />Washington, DC 20531 <br />Office of Civil Rights