Final Rule: Equal Participation Of Faith-Based Organizations In The Federal Agencies’ Programs & Activities

This final rule was jointly released on December 17, 2020, by nine federal agencies. It affects the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Education (ED), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Agency for International Development (USAID). The final rule clarifies that a faith-based provider organization participating to deliver federally funded programs or services can retain its autonomy, right of expression, religious character . . .