{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-2.39","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 2.39","heading":"Political or religious affiliation.","body":"Decisions about awards of Federal financial assistance must be free from political interference or even the appearance of such interference and must be made on the basis of merit, not on the basis of the religious affiliation of a recipient organization or lack thereof.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor","PART 2—GENERAL REGULATIONS","Subpart D—Equal Treatment in Department of Labor Programs for Faith-Based and Community Organizations; Protection of Religious Liberty of Department of Labor Social Service Providers and Beneficiaries"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"4ab8a5f159395b5e097a667fdbcb56b492bc84b81824e2ec0bdc50343cea3d6a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-2.38","next":"us/29-cfr-2.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}