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  <p class="text-align-center"><em>Last updated 8/21/2023</em></p>

<p>Outlined below is a list of resources relevant to history, actions, and reports that have been provided to Equity Commission and Subcommittee members. This list is updated as new information is identified and/or requested by the members.</p>

<dl class="ckeditor-accordion">
	<dt><strong>Executive Orders</strong></dt>
	<dd>
	<ul>
		<li>Executive Order 13985 On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government<br>
		(Published January 20, 2021)</li>
		<li>Memo to Agencies: Advancing Equity in Procurement<br>
		(Published December 2, 2021)</li>
		<li>Executive Order 13988 Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation<br>
		(Published January 20, 2021)</li>
		<li>Memo to Agencies on Modernizing Regulatory Review<br>
		(Published January 20, 2021)</li>
		<li>Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government<br>
		(Published December 13, 2021)</li>
		<li>Strategic Plan to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce<br>
		(Published November 2021)</li>
	</ul>
	</dd>
</dl>

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	<dt><strong>American Rescue Plan</strong></dt>
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	<ul>
		<li>American Rescue Plan Website and Fact Sheet</li>
		<li>American Rescue Plan of 2021<br>
		(Published February 22, 2021)</li>
		<li>
		<p>Advancing Equity through The American Rescue Plan Report<br>
		(Published May 2022)</p>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</dd>
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	<dt><strong>Federal Government Resources</strong></dt>
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		<li>
		<p>Engaging People with Lived Experience to Improve Federal Research, Policy, and Practice | U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services<br>
		(Visited April 2023)</p>
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		<li>
		<p>A Whole-Family Approach to Serving Families in Rural America | White House Domestic Policy Council<br>
		(Published November 2016)</p>
		</li>
		<li>Are Rights a Reality? Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Enforcement<br>
		(Published November 2019)</li>
		<li>Agricultural Credit Needs and Barriers to Lending on Tribal Lands<br>
		(Published May 2019)</li>
		<li>IT Modernization: USDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area<br>
		(Published September 23, 2021)</li>
		<li>USDA Market Facilitation Program: Oversight of Future Supplemental Assistance to Farmers Could Be Improved<br>
		(Published January 4, 2022)</li>
		<li>GAO-12-976R, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Progress toward Implementing GAO’s Civil Rights Recommendations<br>
		(Published August 29, 2012)</li>
		<li>GAO-09-62 U.S. Department of Agriculture: Recommendations and Options to Address Management Deficiencies in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights<br>
		(Published October 2008)</li>
		<li>Information on Credit and Outreach to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Is Limited<br>
		(Published July 11, 2019)</li>
		<li>
		<p>FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Measures to Promote Equitable Community Development<br>
		(Published June 27, 2023)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Actions to Promote Educational Opportunity and Diversity in Colleges and Universities<br>
		(Published June 29, 2023)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Biden-Harris Administration Makes Historic, $11 Billion Investment to Advance Clean Energy Across Rural America Through Investing in America Agenda<br>
		(Published May 16, 2023)</p>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</dd>
</dl>

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	<dt><strong>Office of the Inspector General Assessments / Analyses</strong></dt>
	<dd>
	<ul>
		<li>The Pigford Cases: USDA Settlement of Discrimination Suites by Black Farmers<br>
		(Published May 29, 2013)</li>
		<li><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/crs/R40988.pdf"><em>Garcia v. Vilsack</em>: A Policy and Legal Analysis of a USDA Discrimination Case</a><br>
		(Published February 22, 2013)</li>
		<li>USDA Oversight of Civil Rights Complaints | USDA<br>
		(Published October 22, 2021)</li>
		<li>Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (2501 Program) in Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 | USDA<br>
		(Published November 10, 2021)</li>
		<li>Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claim Resolution Process | USDA<br>
		(Published March 31, 2016)</li>
		<li>Market Facilitation Program—Interim Report | USDA<br>
		(Published September 30, 2020)</li>
		<li>Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation (BFDL) Audit Report<br>
		(Published December 2013)</li>
	</ul>
	</dd>
</dl>

<dl class="ckeditor-accordion">
	<dt><strong>USDA Reports, Resources, and Tools</strong></dt>
	<dd>
	<ul>
		<li>Farm Safety Net Programs: Background and Issues<br>
		(Published August 2015)</li>
		<li>Farm Commodity Programs: Direct Payments, Counter-Cyclical Payments, and Marketing Loans<br>
		(Published March 2006)</li>
		<li>Heirs’ Property and Land Fractionation: Fostering Stable Ownership to Prevent Land Loss and Abandonment<br>
		(Published September 2019)</li>
		<li>Civil Rights at the United States Department of Agriculture<br>
		(Published February 1997)</li>
		<li>USDA Oversight of Civil Rights Complaints<br>
		(Published September 2021)</li>
		<li>Implementation of the Civil Rights Action Team Report at USDA: An Interim Progress Report<br>
		(Published September 1997)</li>
		<li>Independent Assessment of the Delivery of Technical and Financial Assistance: Civil Rights Assessment, Executive Summary<br>
		(Published March 31, 2011)</li>
		<li>Independent Assessment of the Delivery of Technical and Financial Assistance: Civil Rights Assessment, Final Report (also known as the “Jackson Lewis Report”)<br>
		(Published March 31, 2011)</li>
		<li>
		<p>Jackson Lewis Equity Recommendations</p>

		<ul>
			<li>
			<p>USDA Exit Memo 2017</p>
			</li>
			<li>
			<p>The People’s Department – A New Era for Civil Rights</p>
			</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Equity at USDA Fact Sheet (PDF, 572 KB)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>2017 USDA Agriculture Census</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Map Tool on the Census Website</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>USDA Direct Farm Loans Journey by GSA and FSA<br>
		(Published July 10, 2018)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>USDA FY 2023 Budget Summary (PDF, 1.9 MB) and 2023 USDA Budget Explanatory Notes</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Tribal Consultations Website and Framing Papers (Published April 2022)</p>

		<ul>
			<li>Framing Paper: Economic Development (PDF, 249 KB)</li>
			<li>Framing Paper: Food, Safety, and Trade (PDF, 203 KB)</li>
			<li>Framing Paper: Farming, Ranching, and Conservation (PDF, 256 KB)</li>
			<li>Framing Paper: Forests & Public Lands (PDF, 227 KB)</li>
			<li>Framing Paper: Education & Research (PDF, 202 KB)</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Your FSA Farm Loan Compass<br>
		(Revised March 2021)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Office of the Ombudsperson at USDA</p>

		<ul>
			<li>Fact Sheet (PDF, 120 KB)</li>
			<li>Introduction to the Office of the Ombudsperson Presentation (PDF, 226 KB)</li>
			<li>Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 96.9 KB)</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Farm Service Agency Committees: In Brief<br>
		(Updated January 29, 2021)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Agriculture: Selected Current Issues<br>
		(Published April 11, 2022)</p>
		</li>
	</ul>

	<p><strong>FSA County Committee Resources</strong></p>

	<ul>
		<li>
		<p>County Committee Federal Register Notice-33063, Page 8 (Published June 5, 2022)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>2019 Farm Service Agency County Committee Election Report (Published 2019)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>County Committee Eligibility to Vote Factsheet (Published June 2022)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Code of Federal Regulations, Selection and Functions of Farm Service Agency State and County Committees (Published June 2012)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>County Committee Frequently Asked Questions (Published June 2022)</p>
		</li>
	</ul>

	<p>Rural Data Gateway Website</p>

	<p>USDA Procurement Forecast Tool (Viewed June 2023)</p>

	<p>Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act)</p>

	<ul>
		<li>Program Press Release (Published July 7, 2023)</li>
		<li>Program Website (Viewed July 7, 2023)</li>
		<li>Program Fact Sheet (Published April 2023)</li>
	</ul>

	<p><strong>RCED Resources</strong></p>

	<ul>
		<li>Economic Innovation Group. Redefining Rural: Towards a Better Understanding of Geography, Demography, and Economy in America’s Rural Places.</li>
		<li>Blandin Foundation. Place-sensitive distributed development – a strategy to lift up rural areas with technology  </li>
		<li>Brookings. Countering the geography of discontent: Strategies for left behind places.</li>
		<li>Aspen Institute: Rural Development Hubs: Strengthening America’s Rural Innovation Infrastructure.</li>
		<li>Aspen Institute: Measure Up: Principles for Measuring Rural and Native Nation Development Progress.</li>
		<li>Berkeley. Targeted Universalism Policy and Practice</li>
	</ul>
	</dd>
</dl>

<dl class="ckeditor-accordion">
	<dt><strong>USDA Advisory Committee Reports</strong></dt>
	<dd>
	<ul>
		<li>
		<p>Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers Website (ACMF)</p>

		<ul>
			<li>ACMF Recommendations (Published 2012) (PDF, 2.6 MB)</li>
			<li>Letter to Secretary Vilsack (Published October 2015) (PDF, 28.2 KB)</li>
			<li>ACMF Recommendations (Published February 2021)</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li>Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Website (ACBFR)</li>
		<li>
		<p>Council for Native American Farming and Ranching Website (CNAFR)</p>

		<ul>
			<li>CNAFR Recommendations (Updated June 2018) (PDF, 615 KB)</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li>A Time to Act: A Report of the USDA National Commission on Small Farms<br>
		(Published December 31, 1997)</li>
		<li>Indian Country Extension Commission Report<br>
		(Published April 2022)</li>
	</ul>
	</dd>
</dl>

<dl class="ckeditor-accordion">
	<dt><strong>USDA Strategic Plan & Equity Action Plans</strong></dt>
	<dd>
	<ul>
		<li>
		<p>Blog Post: USDA Mission Areas, Agencies, and Offices’ Equity Action Plans Are Making Progress<br>
		(Published August 1, 2023)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>USDA Equity Action Plans<br>
		(Viewed August 2023)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers Website (ACMF)</p>

		<ul>
			<li>ACMF Recommendations (Published 2012) (PDF, 2.6 MB)</li>
			<li>Letter to Secretary Vilsack (Published October 2015) (PDF, 28.2 KB)</li>
			<li>ACMF Recommendations (Published February 2021)</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li>Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Website (ACBFR)</li>
		<li>
		<p>Council for Native American Farming and Ranching Website (CNAFR)</p>

		<ul>
			<li>CNAFR Recommendations (Updated June 2018) (PDF, 615 KB)</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li>A Time to Act: A Report of the USDA National Commission on Small Farms<br>
		(Published December 31, 1997)</li>
		<li>Indian Country Extension Commission Report<br>
		(Published April 2022)</li>
	</ul>
	</dd>
</dl>

<dl class="ckeditor-accordion">
	<dt><strong>Other</strong></dt>
	<dd>
	<ul>
		<li>
		<p>Redefining Rural Towards a Better Understanding of Geography, Demography, and Economy in America’s Rural Places | Economic Innovation Group<br>
		(Published March 2021)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Countering the Geography of Discontent: Strategies for Left-Behind Places | Brookings Institution<br>
		(Published November 2018)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Rural Development Hubs: Strengthening America’s Rural Innovation Infrastructure | Aspen Institute<br>
		(Published June 2020)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Measure Up: Principles for Measuring Rural and Native Nation Development Progress | Aspen Institute<br>
		(Published June 2022)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Targeted Universalism Policy and Practice | Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley<br>
		(Published May 2019)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Advocating for Family Success – A 2-Gen Approach in Rural Settings | Highland County Community Action Partnership<br>
		(Viewed April 2023)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Improving Business Processes for Delivering Work Supports for Low-Income Families | Urban Institute<br>
		(Published March 2016)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Why Government Technologists Love the Domino’s Pizza Tracker | Statescoop<br>
		(Published September 2021)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Place-sensitive Distributed Development – A Strategy to Lift Up Rural Areas with Technology | Blandin Foundation<br>
		(Published November 2018)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>CFPB Finalizes Rule to Create a New Data Set on Small Business Lending in America | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau<br>
		(Published March 30, 2023)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>What Is Fronter? | National Center for Frontier Communities<br>
		(Viewed June 2023)</p>
		</li>
		<li>
		<p>Rural Energy Program Draws Scrutiny over Biden Equity Plan | Politico<br>
		(Published July 27, 2023)</p>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</dd>
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