Agency Responsibilities With Respect to Faith- Based and Community Initiatives
Departments Must Create Centers to Support Faith-Based Groups
What it does
Agencies must establish departmental Centers within 45 days to identify and remove barriers and report progress to the White House.
Real-world impact
- Creates departmental centers and staff to support faith-based and community groups.
- Directs review and reform of regulations and contracting to increase program access.
- Requires initial report in 180 days and annual progress reports thereafter.
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Summary
This order requires five federal departments to set up Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to expand opportunities for faith-based and community organizations to provide social services.
Each Center must have staff, begin within 45 days, and work to identify and remove regulatory, contracting, and programmatic barriers to participation. The Departments of Health and Human Services and Labor must review Charitable Choice funding rules (rules on faith groups getting government funds), and each Center must report to the White House office within 180 days and then annually.
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