Can a faith-based organization still have religious elements?
Faith-based organizations may offer religious activities to those being served by the directly funded program, but three requirements must be followed. All religious activities must be: • Separate in time or location from federally-supported activities • Voluntary for clients of the federally-supported activities • Privately funded by the organization providing the religious activity Back to Top ^ Question 3: Are USAID missions responsible for evaluating their current practices to ensure FBOs are given equal treatment? Answer: Yes, all USAID Operating Units must ensure that current practices reflect USAID regulations and policy. That means they must ensure that no bias exists in procedures and policies that would exclude or disadvantage a faith-based service-providing organization for the simple reason that it is religious (even “pervasively” so). Likewise, they must ensure that FBOs are not the subject of favoritism. Back to Top ^ Question 4: Our Mission is only beginning to reach out
