The Biden administration will begin accepting applications for $2.2 billion in financial assistance for farmers who have experienced discrimination at the hands of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency announced on Friday.
For decades, the USDA's relationship with farmers of color, women and other under-represented groups in agriculture has been fractured over alleged discrimination in the agency's farm loan programs, an issue the Biden administration pledged to address.
The program opening on Friday, called the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program, is funded by last year's Inflation Reduction Act. USDA is partnering with several organizations for Black, Native American, young, and other marginalized farmers to provide support in the application process.
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