Title VI Regulations

Title VI Compliance

FTA works to ensure nondiscriminatory transportation in support of our mission to enhance the social and economic quality of life for all Americans.  The FTA Office of Civil Rights conducts periodic discretionary compliance reviews of recipients of FTA funding....

File a Complaint with FTA

If you believe you have been discriminated against by a public transit provider, you may file an administrative complaint with the FTA Office of Civil Rights. FTA processes complaints under the following programs:

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Federal Transit Laws, 49 U.S.C. 5332(b), provide that "no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or age be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any project,...

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects people from discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The Federal Transit Administration works to ensure nondiscriminatory transportation in support of...

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

DOT’s DBE Program seeks to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts in the Department’s highway, transit, and airport financial assistance programs and to create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly for DOT-assisted contracts.

"Do You Need a DBE Program?" Video Transcript

Host: If you’re applying for, or are about to receive, money from the Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, there’s something you should know. Federal law requires that you have a DBE program in place that is designed to help small businesses, especially those who are...

"Title VI Service & Fare Equity Analyses" Video Transcript

Instructor: This video explains the service and fare equity analyses requirements stated in Chapter 4 of FTA’s Title VI Circular.

This requirement applies only to transit providers who operate 50 or more fixed route vehicles in peak service and are located in an urbanized area of 200,000...

"Title VI Fixed Route Transit Requirements" Video Transcript

Instructor: This video will review specific Title VI requirements and guidelines that apply to Fixed Route Transit Providers.

Fixed route modes of service include, but are not limited to, local bus, express bus, commuter bus, bus rapid transit, light rail, subway, commuter rail, and...

"Title VI Program Requirements" Training Video

This video provides an introduction to the Title VI Program, and describes FTA's Title VI requirements for a grantee's programs, policies, and activities.

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