_{“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, creed, national origin, class origin, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or re-prisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, or any other characteristic protected by law, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs) and Feeding America. Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.}

_{Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program infor-mation (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.}

_{To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Com-plaint 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 re-quested 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 Assis-tant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.”}