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Civil Rights Training and Advisory Services (also known as Equity Assistance Centers)

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

84.004

Program objective

To provide technical assistance and training services to school districts and other responsible governmental agencies to cope with educational problems occasioned by race, sex, religion, and national origin desegregation.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    No Current Data Available. No Current Data Available.

  2. 2017

    No Current Data Available.

  3. 2018

    In fiscal year 2018, the EACs provided targeted and intensive assistance to 40 State educational agencies (SEAs), 106 local educational agencies (LEAs), and 217 schools in 45 States in areas such as creating a positive and safe school climate, improving family engagement, increasing teacher diversity, and implementing instructional practices that reach all students. EACs also developed new resources on a variety of topics, such as addressing health disparities, supporting English learners, and implementing socioeconomic integration strategies. Four-fifths of recipients of intensive technical assistance (80 percent) indicated that they were satisfied with the services the EACs provided.

  4. 2019

    In fiscal year 2019, the Equity Assistance Centers provided targeted and intensive assistance to 37 State educational agencies, 190 local educational agencies, and 164 schools in 43 States in areas such as creating a positive and safe school climate, improving family engagement, increasing teacher diversity, and implementing instructional practices that reach all students. EACs also developed new resources on a variety of topics, such as addressing health disparities, supporting English learners, and implementing socioeconomic integration strategies.

  5. 2020

    In fiscal year 2020, the Equity Assistance Centers provided targeted and intensive assistance to 36 State educational agencies, 196 local educational agencies, and 277 schools in 49 States in areas such as creating a positive and safe school climate, improving family engagement, increasing educator diversity, and implementing instructional practices that reach all students. EACs also developed new resources on a variety of topics, such as addressing health disparities, supporting English learners, and implementing socioeconomic integration strategies.

  6. 2021

    Estimated to be similar to FY 2020 accomplishments.

  7. 2022

    Estimated to be similar to FY2021 accomplishments.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Regulations applicable to this program are 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 3474, 2 CFR 3485, 2 CFR 180, 34 CFR 270, and the Education Department General Education Regulations in 34 CFR 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

  1. Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IV, as amended.