Form 13325

(Rev. 11-2013)

Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service 

Statement of Assurance Concerning Civil 

Rights Compliance for Internal Revenue 

Service SPEC Partnerships 

Catalog Number 34842Q www.irs.gov Form 13325 (Rev. 11-2013) 

 

Organization Name Phone Number

Address

City State Zip Code

The organization referenced above agrees to fulfill the obligations set forth in this 

assurance in consideration of and for the purpose of obtaining federal property or other 

federal financial assistance from the Internal Revenue Service. The “Partner” agrees that 

it must comply with applicable provisions of federal laws and policies prohibiting 

discrimination, including but not limited to those detailed in paragraph 1. 

1. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub L. 88-352), as amended, which 

prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin; Section 504 

and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub L. 93-112) as amended which 

prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability; Title IX of the Education 

Amendments of 1972 (Pub L. 92-318), as amended, which prohibits 

discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities; and the Age 

Discrimination Act of 1975 (Pub L. 94-135), as amended, which prohibits 

discrimination on the basis of age; in accordance with those laws and the 

implementing regulations. 

As clarified by Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for 

Persons with Limited English Proficiency, national origin discrimination 

includes discrimination on the basis of limited English proficiency (LEP). To ensure 

compliance with Title VI, the “Partner” and its “Sub-Recipients” must take 

reasonable steps to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to its 

programs in accordance with Department of Treasury implementing regulations 

and Department of Justice LEP Policy Guidance. Meaningful access may entail 

providing language assistance services, including oral and written translation, 

where necessary. The Partner and Sub-Recipients are encouraged to consider the 

need for language services for LEP persons served or encountered both in 

developing budgets and in conducting programs and activities. Assistance and 

information regarding LEP obligations may be found at http://www.lep.gov or by 

contacting the IRS Civil Rights Division as indicated on this form.

2. The Partner will conduct its activities so that no person is excluded from 

participation in, is denied the benefits of, or is subject to discrimination, as 

prohibited by the statutes identified in paragraph 1, in the distribution of services 

and/or benefits provided under this federal financial assistance program.

3. To compile and submit information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Civil 

Rights Division concerning its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964 (Pub L. 88-352), as amended, Section 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973 (Pub L. 93-112), as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 

1972 (Pub L. 92-318), as amended, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Pub 

L. 94-135), as amended, in accordance with those laws and the implementing 

regulations. All civil rights assurances signed by sub-recipients will be submitted 

and maintained by its “Partner”.
Form 13325

(Rev. 11-2013)

Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service 

Statement of Assurance Concerning Civil 

Rights Compliance for Internal Revenue 

Service SPEC Partnerships 

Catalog Number 34842Q www.irs.gov Form 13325 (Rev. 11-2013) 

 

4. Within 30 days of any finding issued by a federal or state court or by a federal or 

state administrative agency that the “Partner” has discriminated on the basis of 

race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), disability, sex (in 

education programs or activities), or age in the delivery of its services or benefits, 

a copy of such finding shall be forwarded to the IRS Civil Rights Division at the 

following address: 

Operations Director, Civil Rights Division 

Internal Revenue Service 

Room 2413 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20224 

5. To inform the public that persons who believe they have been discriminated 

against on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English 

proficiency), disability, sex (in education programs or activities), or age, in the 

distribution of services and benefits resulting from this federal financial assistance 

program may file a complaint with the Director, Civil Rights Division, at the above 

address. Civil Rights posters indicating the process for filing complaints of 

discrimination for the public must be conspicuously displayed at all times at each 

“Partner’s” location, as well as by its sub-recipients. 

6. To forward to the Civil Rights Division for investigation, all complaints of 

discrimination filed by the public against the “Partner” that is directly related to the 

services and/or benefits provided by this IRS federal financial assistance program. 

The partner and sub-recipients, its successors, transferees and assignees, upon the 

breach or violation of this agreement, the IRS may, at its option: a) Terminate or refuse to 

render or continue federal financial assistance for the aid of the property, facility, project, 

service, or activity, b) Enforce this agreement by suit for specific performance or by any 

other available remedy under the laws of the United States or the state in which the 

breach or violation occurs. 

Partners and sub-recipients receiving federal financial assistance shall be obligated to 

comply with this assurance for a period not to exceed one year from the date signed. 

Each subsequent receipt of federal financial assistance will require a new signed 

assurance form. 

The organizational official whose signature appears below is authorized to sign this 

assurance and commit the “Partner” to the above provisions. 

NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATIONAL OFFICIAL 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATIONAL OFFICIAL DATE