Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP )
Civil Rights Compliance Training
February 13, 2008
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
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Two Opportunities for CR Protection
1) Specific CR Responsibilities
2) General Responsibilities
The State Agency is ultimately responsible for
all aspects of program administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
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1) Specific CR Responsibilities
Agreements must include assurance that
agencies will not subject any person to
discrimination on grounds of race, color,
national origin, age, sex , or disability
– FNS & State Agencies
– State Agencies and Local or Sub‐distributing
– Local and Sub‐distributing or Other Agencies
247.4(c)(6)
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
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1) Specific CR Responsibilities
Non‐discrimination statement on
– Application form
7 CFR 247.8(b)
– Notification of eligibility or ineligibility 7 CFR 247.15(b)
– Expiration of certification notification 7 CFR 247.16(d)
– Discontinuance notification 7 CFR 247.17(c)
informing applicant that program standards are
applied without discrimination by race, color,
national origin, age, sex, or disability
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
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1) Specific CR Responsibilities
Non‐English or Limited‐English Speakers
• Significant Portion
– Notification of rights and responsibilities
– Availability of bilingual staff or interpreters
• Significant portion with common language
– Availability of program information
– Application forms excepted
7 CFR 247.13
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
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1) Specific CR Responsibilities
Nutrition Education must be
• Easily understood
• Related to participants’ nutritional needs
• Related to participants’ household situation
• Account for specific ethnic and cultural
characteristics whenever possible
7 CFR 247.18(b)
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
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1) Specific CR Responsibilities
Reports and Recordkeeping
• FNS‐1