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Civil Rights Compliance Worksheet
  • SFA
  • School/Site
And Justice For All Poster
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
  • Download/Print ENGLISH (rev2025)
  • Download/Print SPANISH (rev2025) 

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, 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 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.

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: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

rev. June 2026

  • Civil Rights Training - Basic
    • PPT Presentation
    • Slides Handout
       
  • Civil Rights Training for SN Program Administrators
    • PPT Presentation
    • Slides Handout

  • NCDPI Procedures for Civil Rights Complaints (rev jul2025)
  • AD-3027 Discrimination Complaint Form – ENG (rev2025)
  • AD-3027 Discrimination Complaint Form – SPAN (rev2025)
     
  • Civil Rights Pre-Award Checklist

  • Guidance on the Interpretation of Discrimination Based on “Sex” in USDA Child Nutrition Programs
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