"The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination 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 if 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, found online at
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaintfilingcust.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 may contact
USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800)877-8339; or
(800)845-6136 (in Spanish).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer."
