• Civil Rights Laws and Terms
  
  
• Sexual Harassment (PowerPoint)
  
  
  

Civil Rights Operating Requirements

• USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture website

The Equal Opportunity Staff (EOS) ensures that state employees who implement programs funded by NIFA are aware of employment opportunities and decisions, and that citizens served by these programs have equal access to all program services.  The following are Civil Rights policy statements, laws, and departmental regulations that apply to state land-grant universities.

Civil Rights Policy Statements

• USDA Civil Rights Policy Statement
  
  
• NIFA Civil Rights Policy Statement
  
  
  

Civil Rights Laws, Authorities, and Regulations

• Title VI of The Civil Rights Act of 1964
  
  
• Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964
  
  
• Civil Rights Act of 1991
  
  
• Title XI - Education Amendments of 1972
  
  
• Title I & V of The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
  
  
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  
  
• Age Discrimination Act of 1967
  
  
  

Civil Rights Agencies and Programs

• USDA Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OASCR)
  
  
• NIFA Diversity Advisory Council (DAC)
  
  
• US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
  
  
• US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  
  
• US Department of Education - Office of Civil Rights
  
  
• US Commission on Civil Rights
  
  
• US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)