45 CFR § 1170.1 - Purpose.

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title: "45 CFR § 1170.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1170.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES"
part_number: "1170"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 794."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 55897, Nov. 12, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1170.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to implement section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which is designed to eliminate discrimination on the basis of handicap in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.