About Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Civil Rights Compliance

The goal of our office is to:

• Conduct compliance reviews and investigations of the delivery of programs and activities as well as the employment practices of SBA recipients of Federal financial assistance to enforce non-discrimination laws and regulations;
   
• Investigate or refers to other agencies, based on jurisdiction, complaints of discrimination filed against SBA recipients of Federal financial assistance;
   
• Investigate complaints of discrimination based on disability filed against SBA programs or program offices;
   
• Monitor SBA recipients of Federal financial assistance for compliance with civil rights regulations;
   
• Screen companies nominated for public recognition by Headquarters and field offices for employment discrimination complaints;
   
• Provide technical assistance in civil rights matters to SBA officials, SBA recipients of Federal financial assistance and, as a public service, the small business community;
   
• Collect data and prepares and evaluates regular and special reports on the civil rights compliance activities and policies of the SBA;
   
• Serve as SBA’s liaison with other Federal and non-Federal agencies on matters relating to the civil rights compliance program; and
   
• Refer to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) any non-civil rights concerns which appear to be violations of existing statute or regulation revealed during civil rights compliance reviews or investigations.