Nondiscrimination Statement

The Utilities District of Western Indiana Rural Electric Membership Corporation (“Rural Electric”) is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, (USDA). The USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). The person responsible for coordinating the Rural Electric’s nondiscrimination compliance effort is CEO Brian L. Sparks. Any individual, or specific class of individuals, who feel that the Rural Electric has subjected them to discrimination may obtain further information about the statutes and regulations listed above from, or may file a written complaint to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call toll free (866) 632-9992 (voice) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (relay voice users). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.