IMLS Legislation
- 2018 Museum and Library Services Act as Amended (PDF, 131 KB)
- 2003 National Museum of African American History and Culture Act (PDF, 40 KB)
- IMLS Legislative Timeline
IMLS Regulations
- Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (effective for awards made after December 26, 2014)
- IMLS Grant Regulations – 2 CFR 3187 (effective for awards made after December 26, 2014)
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs – 45 CFR 1110
- Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities – 45 CFR 1181
- Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension – 2 CFR 3185
- Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Financial Assistance) – 2 CFR 3186
- Implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974 – 45 CFR 1182
- IMLS Freedom of Information Act Regulations – 45 CFR 1184
Grant-Related Civil Rights and Accessibility
- IMLS Guidance - Reaching Persons with Limited English Proficiency (PDF, 147 KB)
- IMLS Guidance - Making Museums and Libraries More Accessible (PDF, 115 KB)
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, State and local government services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation
- ADA Requirements and Technical Assistance Materials
- ADA Standards for Accessible Design
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Eliminating discrimination on the basis of handicap in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance
- Department of Justice Civil Rights Page
- Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act: Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance
- Age Discrimination Act of 1975: Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance
- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972: Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of blindness or visual impairment in admissions to any education program or activity by a recipient of Federal financial assistance