What You Need to Know about Equal Treatment Regulations



The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published regulations on July 12, 2004, to ensure equal treatment and religious liberty of organizations and individuals, regardless of religious affiliation or lack thereof; lift unnecessary restrictions on a participant's use of "indirect" assistance for services that contain religious content or lead to employment in a religious vocation; and clarify proper, Constitutional uses of DOL assistance. Grantees will find this information useful when confronted with these regarding equal treatment.

What You Need to Know about Equal Treatment Regulations Grantees are subject to the requirements in 45 CFR Part 74 (non-governmental) or 45 CFR Part 92 (governmental). Direct Federal grants, sub-award funds, or contracts shall not be used to support inherently religious activities such as religious instruction, worship, or proselytization. Therefore, organizations must take steps to separate, in time or location, their inherently religious activities from federally-funded services or activities. Regulations pertaining to the Equal Treatment for Faith-Based Organizations, which include the prohibition against Federal funding of inherently religious activities, can be found at either 45 CFR 87.1 or the HHS website at http://www.os.hhs.gov/fbci/waisgate21.pdf.

What You Need to Know about Equal Treatment Regulations. DHHS/ACF/OHS. 2008. English.