In accordance with Federal civil
rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations
and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions
participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from
discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender
identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age,
marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights
activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases
apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program
or incident.
Persons
with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program
information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language,
etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202)
720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in
languages other than English.
To
file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html
and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and
provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request
a copy of the complaint form, call
(866)
632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of
Agriculture
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights
1400
Independence Avenue, SW
Washington,
D.C. 20250-9410;
(2)
fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3)
email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal
opportunity provider.
