Civil Rights

Welcome to the Civil Rights Division

As a public agency, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for the assurance of full public participation in the process of highway construction and in the receipt of benefits derived from highway construction and related activities.

Through internal and external programs and activities the VDOT Civil Rights Division works to provide public services ensuring design, procurement, and contracting inclusion, community and cultural awareness, fair employment practices, and other areas where federal and state resources are applied.

Title VI – Civil Rights Act of 1964

Transportation continuum  (PDF, 885 KB)

Civil Rights directory (PDF, 196 KB)

What's New

• DBE Newsletter "Let's Talk Business"  (PDF, 2 MB)

• DBE goal-setting survey  (Word, 69 KB)

• Public notice for participation of DBEs  (PDF, 75 KB) 

• Title VI brochure  (PDF, 3.9 MB)

Business

Contract Provisions / Requirements

• Disadvantaged Business Enterprises provisions for contracts without a goal (Race-neutral) (PDF, 42 KB)

• DBE policy statement (PDF, 75 KB)
• DBE certification
• DBE goal setting
• DBE contract compliance
• DBE supportive services/outreach
• On-the-Job Training Program
• Welfare to Work Program
• DMBE directory
• DBE guidelines: federal code

Community

Socially and economically disadvantaged participation
Public hearings
Environmental justice
Americans with Disabilities
Limited English proficiency
Equitable offers in relocation

Title VII – Civil Rights Act of 1964