Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs and services of the Oregon Folklife Network is provided to all individuals regardless of race, national origin, color, creed, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or associational preference.

In evaluating applications, review committees consider the efforts of applicants to increase the accessibility of their product or services to the public. Sponsors and grant recipients are required by federal law not to discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, or any person participating in OFN funded or sponsored projects and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability.

All parties involved in projects and activities funded or sponsored by the OFN must comply with:

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
• The Fair Labor Standards under Section 5(j) of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965,
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
• The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and 2012.
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.