NON DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Rural Development Employees are also directed to ensure that recipients of Federal
financial assistance use the following nondiscrimination statement on all printed
materials, such as outreach materials, handouts, posters, etc.:
“In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this
institution is prohibited from discriminating against its customers, employees, and
applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex,
gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status,
familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is
derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in
employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not
all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the
USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call
(866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the
information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by
mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or
email at program.intake@usda.gov.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities and you wish to file
either an EEO or program complaint please contact USDA through the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-6136 (in Spanish).
Persons with disabilities, who wish to file a program complaint, please see information
above on how to contact us by mail directly or by email. If you require alternative means
of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
please contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).”
If the printed material is too small to contain the full statement, it must, at a minimum,
include the statement (in print size no smaller than the text), “This institution is an equal
opportunity provider.”
