TITLE VI POLICY STATEMENT

I. POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION 

The Nevada Small Business Development Center is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or service that it provides on the basis of race, color, national origin; on the basis of sex or a disability; or on the basis of age, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 7, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Nevada SBDC will not tolerate intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination against any individual or group.

II. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 

Title VI assures that “[n]o person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefit of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal assistance.” Title VI has been broadened and supplemented by the following federal statutes, regulations, and executive orders:

• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education or training program receiving federal financial assistance, with a limited number of defined exceptions.
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which forbids discrimination on the basis of an individual’s disability by all federal agencies and in all federally funded activities.
• The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, which prohibits discrimination in federally supported activities on the basis of age.
• Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services with Persons with Limited English Proficiency (2000), which requires that persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) have meaningful access to federally conducted and federally funded programs and activities, including services and benefits.