In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 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 will apply to all programs.) Remedies and complaints filing deadlines vary. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
All Center for Rural Affairs events, educational activities, and funding activities are open to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. If you feel that you have been discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in any Center educational activity or event please contact the Center Human Resources Manager at 402.687.2100 or email [email protected] and your concerns will be heard and addressed in a swift manner. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities and/or persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) can be made if requested in advance. Note that many of the Center events are held at locations other than the main office location.
Any person eligible to receive benefits or services from the Department of the Treasury or its recipients is entitled to those benefits or services without being subject to prohibited discrimination. The Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity enforces various federal statutes and regulations that prohibit discrimination in Treasury financially assisted and conducted programs or activities. If a person believes they have been subjected to discrimination and/or reprisal because of membership in a protected group then that person may file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity. To file a program discrimination complaint, send a complaint letter to: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Director, Office Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., Washington, DC 20220 or [email protected].
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 State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English by program or incident.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint 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, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: 202.690.7442; or (3) email: [email protected].
