Skip to main content

Civil Rights

Civil Rights Mission

The Civil Rights Division (CRD) mission is to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies for FNS customers and employees regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, 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 prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) CRD also facilitates equal and timely access to FNS programs and services for all customers.

Civil Rights image
Learn About Civil Rights
What's New?
Civil Rights - FAQs
Page
Language Access Training
Webinars/Videos
Q&As Related to CACFP 11-2021, SFSP 07-2021 Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Visual Observation and Identification in the CACFP and SFSP – Policy Rescission – Set 2
FAQs/Q&As
Culturally and Religiously Inclusive Foods Offered in FNS Programs
Page
Conozca sus derechos según el título vi
Factsheets
Protection from Discrimination Based on Actual or Perceived Shared Ancestry or Ethnic Characteristics
Factsheets
Affirmative Action Plan for the Recruitment, Hiring, Advancement, and Retention of Persons with Disabilities
Training and Outreach
Equal Employment Opportunity
Program Data
Related Federal Programs
Page
I Speak Statements Card
Training and Outreach
Ensuring Language Access and Effective Communication In Consideration of the Unwinding of the SNAP Emergency Allotments and COVID-19- Program Flexibilities
Policy Memos
USDA FNS Program Discrimination Complaint Form
Forms
Cumplimiento de normas de discapacidad
Page
Reasonable Accommodations Information
Guidance Documents
Proposed Rule: SNAP-Revision of Civil Rights Data Collection Methods
Proposed Rule
SNAP: Civil Rights Update to the Federal-State Agreement
Final Rule
Page updated: March 10, 2025