Nondiscrimination Statement

For Federally-Conducted Programs

The nondiscrimination statement set out below shall be posted in all USDA offices and included, in full, on all materials produced by USDA and its agencies for public information, public education, or public distribution, except when the appropriate nondiscrimination statement applicable to recipients is distributed by USDA agencies or posted by recipients.  The statement below specifically lists all the prohibited bases for discrimination contained in the USDA Civil Rights Policy Statement.  The statement shall be in English and in languages appropriate to the local population, and in alternative means of communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)

""The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer."

If the material is too small to permit the full statement to be included, the material will at minimum include the statement, in print size no smaller than the text, that "The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer."

For Federally-Assisted Programs

The nondiscrimination statement set out below shall be posted in all other recipient offices (with the exception of Food Stamp Program recipients) and included, in full, on all materials regarding such recipients' programs that are produced by the recipients for public information, public education, or public distribution.

"In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.  (Not all prohibited bases apply to all program.)

To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer."

< Back to Civil Rights