As a federal grant recipient AMATS is required to have a Title VI Program in order to assure nondiscrimination in all programs and activities.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The law also makes it illegal to retaliate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit. Title VI prohibits intentional discrimination as well as disparate impact on protected groups. The transportation planning regulations require consistency with Title VI and subsequent civil rights laws and regulations.