75.52—Eligibility of faith-based organizations for a grant.
(a)
(1)
A faith-based organization is eligible to apply for and to receive a grant under a program of the Department on the same basis as any other private organization, with respect to programs for which such other organizations are eligible.
(2)
In the selection of grantees, the Department shall not discriminate for or against a private organization on the basis of the organization's religious character or affiliation.
(b)
The provisions of § 75.532 apply to a faith-based organization that receives a grant under a program of the Department.
(c)
A private organization that engages in inherently religious activities, such as religious worship, instruction, or proselytization, must offer those services separately in time or location from any programs or services supported by a grant from the Department, and participation in any such inherently religious activities by beneficiaries of the programs supported by the grant must be voluntary.
(d)
(1)
A faith-based organization that applies for or receives a grant under a program of the Department may retain its independence, autonomy, right of expression, religious character, and authority over its governance.
(ii)
Continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, development, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs;
(iii)
Use its facilities to provide services without removing or altering religious art, icons, scriptures, or other symbols from these facilities;
(v)
Include religious references in its mission statement and other chartering or governing documents.
(e)
A private organization that receives a grant under a program of the Department shall not discriminate against a beneficiary or prospective beneficiary in the provision of program services on the basis of religion or religious belief.
(f)
If a grantee contributes its own funds in excess of those funds required by a matching or grant agreement to supplement federally funded activities, the grantee has the option to segregate those additional funds or commingle them with the funds required by the matching requirements or grant agreement. However, if the additional funds are commingled, this section applies to all of the commingled funds.
(g)
A religious organization's exemption from the Federal prohibition on employment discrimination on the basis of religion, in section 702(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-1, is not forfeited when the organization receives financial assistance from the Department.