USDA farmer discrimination relief payments begin as some Black farmers …
WEBAug 1, 2024 — The Biden administration is sending out millions of dollars in relief checks to farmers who have faced discrimination, just ahead of an emergency request at a federal court to temporarily pause...
Biden Administration Begins Paying Farmers Who Faced …
WEBJul 31, 2024 — The Biden administration said on Wednesday that it had started disbursing $2 billion to thousands of farmers who have faced discrimination, after years of delays and legal battles thwarted the ...
Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA …
WEBJul 31, 2024 — COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the president announced Wednesday. More than 23,000 farmers were approved for payments ranging from $10,000 to $500,000, …
Biden-Harris Administration Issues Financial Assistance to More ... - USDA
WEBWASHINGTON, July 31, 2024 – The Biden-Harris Administration today announced it has issued payments to eligible applicants under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP), which aims to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination prior to ...
Discrimination Financial Assistance Program Home
WEBUnder Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), USDA has provided $2 billion in financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who reported discrimination in USDA farm lending prior to 2021. DFAP applications were accepted from July 7, 2023, to January 17, 2024. Award decisions were announced July 31, 2024.
Farmers who faced USDA discrimination receive ‘historic’ $2B …
WEBAug 1, 2024 — Black farmers and others who faced discrimination from the U.S. Department of Agriculture received more than $2 billion in direct payments following years of delays due to legal challenges. Approximately 43,000 individuals received payouts up to $500,000, with the majority of awards going to farmers in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and other ...
USDA issues payments to address discrimination against Black farmers - NPR
WEBAug 2, 2024 — Black farmers got $2 billion in USDA payments to address discrimination in farm loans. For decades, Black farmers and others have argued that they’ve been left behind by the USDA’s lending...
USDA to begin paying off loans of minority farmers in June
WEBMay 21, 2021 — Minority farmers who for decades have faced systemic discrimination will begin to receive debt relief beginning in early June under what Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called Friday one of...
USDA begins accepting discrimination relief applications from farmers - CNN
WEBJul 7, 2023 — The US Department of Agriculture has begun accepting applications for financial relief of up to $500,000 for farmers who have faced discrimination in its lending programs.
US farm agency to provide discrimination payments to 43,000 farmers
WEBJul 31, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it has issued $2 billion of financial assistance to more than 43,000 farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who experienced past ...
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