Compliance

Information for completing the Civil Rights Review 

Some of the forms on this page are fillable. If you click on one of the links below and see a “please wait message,” ignore the "PLEASE WAIT ... " message. You need to download/save the form to your computer. Once you download/save the form, open the document via Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.

For the Compliance Review Rotation Schedule click here

Why AA/EEO and Civil Rights Reviews

• Why Compliance Reviews? overview

• Frequently Asked Questions about the Compliance Review Process
• Information for advisory committees

Laws and Executive Orders

• Podcast on Laws and Executive Orders important to OSU Extension and OARDC 

• PowerPoint (as a PDF)

NIFA Compliance Review Guides and other helpful aids

• NIFA Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Website
• Extension program compliance review guide
• Extension employment compliance review guide
• Research station compliance review guide
• Criteria for Employment Reviews
• Make or Break Points for NIFA Federal Compliance Reviews - explains requirements and applicable civil rights laws, titles, executive orders, and/or regulations

Demographic Data Collection Tools 

The following forms must be downloaded and saved in order to access the fillable pdf. Click on the link, in the new window click on the "download" icon. After the file has been saved, locate the file in its folder and open it from there.

• Demographic Data Collection Form
• All Reasonable Efforts Documentation Form

Learn about your county

• Ohio Development Services Agency County Trends

Learn more about the demographics of Ohio

• Ohio Population Overview
• Ohio's African American Population
• Ohio's Hispanic/Latino Population
• Ohio's Asian Population

Resources

• Ohio State – Statement of Policy (October 2018) (per 41 C.F.R. 60-1.4)
• Employee AA/EEO Civil Rights and Responsibilities
• Agreement and Compliance with Civil Rights Laws Form
• Employee Complaint Procedure
• Client Complaint Procedure
• USDA/NIFA Complaint Procedure
• Ohio State Sexual Harassment Policy
• Ohio State Human Resources Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Form
• Ohio State Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Nondiscrimination Resources – Ohio State HR summary
• "And Justice for All" posters

Action Plans

Based on the feedback from your compliance review, generate an action plan for addressing areas of concern.

NIFA (formerly known as CSREES) Review Feedback

• Civil Rights Employment Review Recommendation and Action Plan, OSU Extension, 2005
• Civil Rights Program Review Recommendations and Action Plan, OSU Extension, 2005
• Civil Rights Employment Review Recommendations and Action Plan, OSU Extension, 2000
• Civil Rights Review Recommendation and Action Plan OARDC, 2005

Resources to assist with complying with Executive Order 13166 Limited English Proficiency

• To read the law, click here.
• Language Assessment and Planning Tool (NIFA Resource)
• LEP Toolkit (NIFA Resource)
• Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Implementing Strategy for Federally Assisted Programs (NIFA Resource)