The primary goal of the Vermont Agency of Transportation’s Title VI Program is to ensure that all management, staff, contractors, consultants, vendors, sub recipients, and service beneficiaries are aware of the provisions of Title VI and the responsibilities associated with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We are readily available to provide you with high quality technical assistance, resources,
guidance, and any other information in regards to Title VI. Please do not hesitate to call our office for further assistance.

Title VI Mission
To ensure all management, staff, contractors, consultants, vendors, sub recipients, and service beneficiaries are informed, educated and assisted with the provision of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The Title VI Program ensures no person shall be excluded from participation in, or is denied the benefits of, or is subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance from the Department of Transportation on the grounds of race, color, age, sex, disability or national origin.

What is Title VI?
Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act provides: ”No 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 subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” 42 U.S.C.§2000d

What is Federal Financial Assistance?
Federal financial assistance means more than just money. It is also aid that enhances the ability to improve or expand allocation of a recipient’s own resources.

What does Title VI do?

• Prohibits entities from denying an individual any service, financial aid, or other benefit because of race, color or national origin

• Prohibits entities from providing a different service or benefit, or providing these in a different manner from those provided to others under the program.

• Prohibits segregation or separate treatment in any manner related to receiving program services or benefits.

• Prohibits entities from requiring different standards or conditions as prerequisites for serving individuals.

• Encourages the participation of minorities as members of planning or advisory bodies for programs receiving federal funds.

• Prohibits discriminatory activity in a facility built in whole or part with Federal funds.

• Requires information and services to be provided in languages other than English when significant numbers of beneficiaries are of limited English speaking ability.

• Requires entities to notify the respective population about applicable programs.

• Prohibits locating facilities in any way that would limit or impede access to a Federally funded service or benefit.

• Requires assurance of nondiscrimination in purchasing of services.

What Title VI does not do?

• Does not apply to Federal assistance provided through insurance or guaranty contracts, (e.g. FHA loan insurance).

• Does not apply to employment, except where employment practices results in discrimination against program beneficiaries or where the purpose of the Federal assistance is to provide employment.

• Does not apply to direct benefit programs such as Social Security.

• Does not apply only to contracts and set-aside programs.