Case Particulars

Tribunal

Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR)

Date Filed

October 16, 2025

Docket No.

N/A

Case Status

Complaint Sent

Case Overview

On October 16, 2025, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) sent a complaint letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) regarding three (3) grant programs that violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VI”) and Executive Order 14173.

EPP’s complaint letter states:

Through a review of publicly available databases, we have identified three (3) HHS grant programs that require recipients to implement discriminatory selection criteria. These grants are listed in Exhibit A. Based on publicly available information, these programs appear to be active.

 

These practices violate the federal civil rights laws and constitutional guarantees of equal protection, including Title VI and the Fifth Amendment. Such practices also violate Executive Order 14173, which, among other directives, requires executive departments to eliminate racial and other unlawful preferences:

The letter describes each of the three discriminatory grant programs in detail and urges HHS to take immediate corrective action to bring them into compliance with federal law and administration policy.

We urge your office to take immediate action to bring these discriminatory programs into compliance with the law and administration policy.

HHS is reviewing these grants.