Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Title VI Circular	Title VI Circular 4702.1B, "Title VI Requirements and Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients" Quick Reference Circular Correction Page
Title VI Program Due Dates	Dates for Title VI program submissions for FTA recipients can be found here.
Fixed-route Peak Service List	List of Recipients in UZA's of 200K with 50 or more Vehicles in Fixed-route Peak Service
Title VI Training Materials for FTA Funding Recipients	PowerPoint Presentations Title VI Overview Service Equity Fare Equity Public Outreach Recorded Presentations Links to the Title VI webinar recordings can be found here. Frequently Asked Questions Title VI FAQ's can be found here.
Other Title VI Resources	American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Civil Rights Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division Federal Highway Administration's Environmental Justice Webpage Transportation Equity: Past, Present, and Future, Celebrating the Legacy of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

New Guidance on Title VI Civil Rights Requirements

FTA issued new guidance, effective October 1, 2012, to help recipients of FTA grant funding better understand and comply with federal civil rights requirements. The new guidance, in the form of a revised circular, helps our funding recipients to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects people from discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. One of the most significant changes to the revised Title VI circular was the removal of several references to Environmental Justice that will help transit agencies better understand the important distinctions between Title VI and Environmental Justice.

The revised Title VI circular provides guidance to FTA funding recipients on how to comply with DOT’s Title VI regulations, which require careful evaluation of the impact of proposed service and fare changes on minority riders, and the provision of language access to persons with limited English proficiency.