FOIA request addresses: where to send them
Requesting your own file, or a government record, under the Freedom of Information Act? Every institution has its own request office — a different mailbox from its general correspondence address. Find it below, then write and mail your request without a printer or a trip to the post office.
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve)Office of the Secretary
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF)Information Privacy & Governance Division
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)Information and Privacy Coordinator
- Department of Defense (DoD)OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)Director, FOIA Service (005R1C)
- DOJ Civil Rights Division (CRT)FOIA/PA Branch
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)FOIA/PA Unit, Attn: Intake Sub-Unit
- Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA)FOIA/Privacy Staff
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)RIDS, Attn: FOI/PA Request
- Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)FOIA/PA Section, Office of General Counsel
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Attn: FOIA Public Liaison
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)FOIA/Privacy Act Group, Legal Division
- Federal Election Commission (FEC)Attn: FOIA Requester Service Center
- Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)Office of the Secretary (FOIA)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)FOIA Request, Office of General Counsel
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)Special Access and FOIA Staff (RD-F)
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)FOIA Officer
- National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)Attn: FOIA Requester Service Center, CIO-40
- Peace CorpsFOIA/Privacy Act Office
- Selective Service System (SSS)FOIA Officer
- Social Security Administration (SSA)Attn: Freedom of Information Officer
- United States Postal Service (USPS)Manager, Records Office
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)FOIA Office
- US Department of Commerce (DOC)Office of Privacy and Open Government
- US Department of Education (ED)FOIA Service Center
- US Department of Energy (DOE)FOIA Requester Service Center
- US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Office of the Secretary FOIA Office
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)FOIA Office
- US Department of Justice (DOJ)Office of Information Policy (OIP)
- US Department of Labor (DOL)Office of the Solicitor
- US Department of State (State Department)Information Access Programs Directorate
- US Department of the Interior (DOI)Departmental FOIA Office
- US Department of the Treasury (Treasury)FOIA and Transparency
- US Department of Transportation (DOT)Office of the General Counsel
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)National FOIA Office
- US General Services Administration (GSA)FOIA Requester Service Center
- US Marshals Service (USMS)FOIA Unit, Office of the General Counsel
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)FOIA Officer
- US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Office of FOIA Services
Writing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
State clearly that this is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and describe the records you want as specifically as you can. If you're requesting your own file, include your full name and any case, claim, or file number the institution uses. Add a return address so they can reply, and keep a copy of what you sent and the date — you'll need both if you have to appeal a refusal or a missed deadline.
Addresses are each institution's own published request-office address, taken from its official page and re-checked periodically. Offices relocate — confirm on the official page before anything time-sensitive. 39 institutions listed.