45 CFR § 1203.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1203.1"
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title: "45 CFR § 1203.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1203.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "1203"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS—EFFECTUATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 602, 78 Stat. 252; 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 27322, July 26, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1203"
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# 1203.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to effectuate the provisions of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (hereafter referred to as title VI), to the end that a person in the United States shall not, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under a program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from ACTION.