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<p>USDA’s <a href="https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-fy-2022-2026-strategic-plan.pdf" id="anch_59">mission</a> (PDF, 9.6 MB) is:</p>

<p><em>"To serve <strong>all</strong> Americans by providing effective, innovative, science-based public policy leadership in agriculture, food and nutrition, natural resource protection and management, rural development, and related issues with a commitment to deliverable equitable and climate-smart opportunities that inspire and help America thrive."</em></p>

<p>Equity is not an add-on or extra; it is central. To accomplish this mission, we must, together, build and maintain public trust and confidence among USDA stakeholders that this truly is, in the words of President Lincoln, the “People’s Department”. We must: (1) identify and root out systemic discrimination in USDA programs; (2) ensure equitable access to USDA programs and services for all communities, including by removing barriers to access and working to repair past mistakes that have resulted in economic, social, and racial disparities; and (3) promote nutrition security, a healthy environment, and the opportunity for a good life for every person, in every community in America.</p>
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<p><strong>USDA Accepting Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant Applications</strong></p>

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	<li>Press release: Applications for USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Due April 9</li>
	<li>Urban Agriculture</li>
	<li>Urban Grower Resources</li>
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<p><strong>USDA Convenes Inaugural National Equity Summit, Equity Commission Delivers Final Report</strong></p>

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	<li>Press release: USDA Convenes Inaugural National Equity Summit, Equity Commission Delivers Final Report (February 22, 2024)</li>
	<li>USDA Equity Commission</li>
	<li>Equity Committee Final Report (PDF, 2.0 MB)</li>
	<li>USDA Recommendation Implementation Update 2024 (PDF, 4.7 MB)</li>
	<li>Updated Equity Plan (February 14, 2024)</li>
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<p><strong>USDA Updates Equity Action Plan</strong></p>

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	<li><strong>Press Release:</strong> USDA Releases Updated Equity Action Plan (Feb. 14, 2024)</li>
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<p><strong>White House and USDA discuss advancing equity and opportunity in agriculture (February 1, 2024)</strong></p>

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	<li>Press Release: Readout from the White House and USDA’s Discussion on Advancing Equity and Opportunity in Agriculture (February 1, 2024)</li>
	<li>Executive Order on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through The Federal Government (February 16, 2023)</li>
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<p><strong>Sharing data on farms operated by socially disadvantaged, women, and limited resource farmers and ranchers (February 1, 2024)</strong></p>

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	<li>Press Release: An Overview of Farms Operated by Socially Disadvantaged, Women, and Limited Resource Farmers and Ranchers in the United States (February 1, 2024)</li>
	<li>Report Summary (February 1, 2024)</li>
	<li>Entire Report (February 1, 2024)</li>
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<p><strong>Application period closes for Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act) </strong></p>

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	<li>Deadline extended: Discrimination Financial Assistance Program Applications To Be Accepted Through Jan. 17, 2024 (Jan. 14, 2024)</li>
	<li>Deadline: USDA Reminds Producers of Upcoming Discrimination Financial Assistance Program Deadline (Jan. 8, 2024)</li>
	<li>Deadline extended: USDA Extends Application Deadline for Discrimination Financial Assistance Program to January 13 (Sept. 22, 2023)</li>
	<li>Press Release: Financial Assistance Application Process Opens for USDA Farm Loan Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination (July 7, 2023)</li>
	<li>Website and How to Apply: Discrimination Financial Assistance Program Home (22007apply.gov)</li>
	<li>Protect Yourself From Potential Scams: Avoid Scams Related to USDA Financial Assistance for Farmers Facing Discrimination</li>
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<p><strong>Progress on funds for financially distressed borrowers (Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act).</strong> With resources authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Biden in August 2022, USDA has, as of March 11, 2024, helped more than 40,500 farmers and ranchers who were in financial distress stay on their farms and farming, providing over $2.2 billion and counting in immediate assistance. The program is part of the Department’s ongoing effort to keep borrowers farming, remove obstacles that currently prevent many borrowers from returning to their land, and improve the way that USDA approaches borrowing and loan servicing in the long-term.</p>

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	<li>Additional $208 million in assistance announced November 30, 2023 to help prevent guaranteed borrower foreclosures and to assist emergency loan borrowers</li>
	<li>Additional assistance announced August 11, 2023 for qualifying guaranteed loan borrowers facing financial risk</li>
	<li>The deadline to request extraordinary measures assistance and cash flow-based assistance was December 31, 2023. All requests submitted prior to the December 31, 2023 deadline are currently being reviewed.</li>
	<li>Prior assistance: October 2022 ($800 million) & May 2023 ($130 million)</li>
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<p><a class="usa-button" href="/media/press-releases/category/equity">More USDA Equity News</a><a class="usa-button" href="/equity/activities">USDA Equity Accomplishments and Resources</a></p>

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<p>Over the course of its existence, USDA has faced several pivotal moments—times when our direction and efforts can fundamentally reshape the lives of agricultural producers, rural Americans, our country, and the world. Today, we are at such a moment. We must decide—Do we want to continue to use a system that benefits only a few or do we want a system that benefits all? USDA and the Biden-Harris Administration recognize that meeting this moment for all Americans means transforming the current system.  </p>

<p>USDA’s work is not just about farms and the people who work them and their associated processes.</p>

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	<li>It’s about school children having access to healthy food grown in their own communities.</li>
	<li>It’s about protecting our planet from droughts and wildfires and natural disasters.</li>
	<li>It’s about America leading the way in what it means to be a sustainable, inclusive, resilient place.</li>
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<p>Centering equity in this work is essential.</p>

<p><strong>EQUITY IS</strong>: the consistent and systematic treatment of all individuals in a fair, just, and impartial manner, including individuals who belong to communities that often have been denied such treatment, such as Black, Latino, Indigenous and Native American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander persons and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; women and girls; LGBTQI+ persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; persons who live in United States Territories; persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality; and individuals who belong to multiple such communities.</p>

<p><strong>FROM CONCEPT TO ACTION:</strong> USDA has mobilized, department-wide, to remove barriers to access to our programs and services for all Americans, including ensuring USDA resources reach underserved communities and those with the most need. This page shows how.</p>

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<p>In response to Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government, and Executive Order 14091, Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government, USDA has adopted seven department-wide strategies to advance equity over the coming year:</p>

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	<li><strong>Broaden access to agricultural programs.</strong> Ensure agricultural resources and assistance for producers are broadly accessible, while creating new, more, and better market opportunities so USDA policies and programs advance agriculture for all who want to participate, not just a few, promoting rural prosperity and economic security.</li>
	<li><strong>Promote rural prosperity.</strong> Promote prosperity and economic security in rural communities by empowering people with modern infrastructure, connecting business owners to new opportunities for growth, and supporting community-driven solutions to build brighter futures in rural America.</li>
	<li><strong>Promote nutrition security.</strong> Promote nutrition security and health equity through USDA nutrition assistance programs to ensure all Americans have access to the nutrition they need.</li>
	<li><strong>Broaden access to forest resources and outdoor experiences.</strong> Ensure equitable access to forest resources, funding opportunities, and outdoor experiences; and target wildfire prevention and conservation investments where they are most needed.</li>
	<li><strong>Advance equity in federal procurement</strong> by providing underserved and disadvantaged businesses tools and resources to increase access to funding opportunities and by helping promote safe and secure provision of services and supplies.</li>
	<li><strong>Empower tribal sovereignty.</strong> Empower tribal sovereignty and uphold treaty responsibilities to Indian tribes, removing barriers to access USDA programs and incorporating indigenous values and perspectives in program design and delivery.</li>
	<li><strong>Protect civil rights.</strong> Commit unwaveringly to civil rights by improving tools, skills, capacity, and processes to more effectively and efficiently enforce them.</li>
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<p>These strategies update USDA’s 2022 Equity Action Plan, learning from hundreds of engagements with our customers and would-be customers—through listening sessions, requests for information, outreach events, tribal consultations, and advisory committees (including, preeminently, USDA’s Equity Commission).</p>

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<p>For more on USDA’s equity strategy and progress since 2021, visit the Equity Accomplishments page and the Equity Action Plans page.</p>
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		<p>Reducing Barriers to USDA Programs</p>
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		<p>Partnering with Trusted Technical Assistance Providers</p>
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		<p>Directing USDA Programs to Those Who Need Them the Most</p>
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		<p>Expanding Equitable Access to USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs</p>
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		<p>Advancing Equity in Federal Procurement</p>
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		<p>Upholding Federal Trust and Treaty Responsibilities to Indian Tribes</p>
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		<p>Committing Unwaveringly to Civil Rights</p>
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	<li>USDA Equity News Releases</li>
	<li>USDA Equity Blog</li>
	<li>USDA Equity Commission
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		<li>Interim Report (PDF, 1.2 MB) (February 2023) | En Español (PDF, 1.3 MB)</li>
		<li>USDA Response to Equity Commission Interim Report 2023 (PDF, 642 KB) | En Español (PDF, 623 KB)</li>
		<li>Upcoming Equity Commission Public Meeting – Registration (June 27, 28, 29, 2023)</li>
		<li>Equity Commission Members</li>
		<li>Equity Commission Resources and Tools</li>
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	<li>USDA Equity Action Plans | 2023 Update Summary | 2022 Plan Summary</li>
	<li>USDA Executive Order 13085 Request for Information (RFI) Summary (2021)</li>
	<li>USDA Strategic Plan for Financial Year 2022-2026 (PDF, 9.6 MB)</li>
	<li>USDA Environmental Justice Scorecard (April 2023)</li>
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		<p>Assistance for Agricultural Producers: Get Started! A Guide to USDA Resources for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers (PDF, 2 MB) (July 2022) (Also available in Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Chinese)</p>
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			<p>Council for Native American Farming and Ranching</p>
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			<p>Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production</p>
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		<p><strong>Key Statutes: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Inflation Reduction Act</strong></p>

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			<p><strong>American Rescue Plan Act Section 1006</strong></p>

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				<p>American Rescue Plan of 2021 (Feb. 22, 2021)</p>
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				<p>White House: Advancing Equity through The American Rescue Plan Report (May 2022)</p>
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				<p>Press release - Aug. 24, 2022 - USDA Announces $550 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding for Projects Benefiting Underserved Agricultural Producers and Minority Serving Institutions that Create Career Development Opportunities for Next Generation Leaders</p>
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				<p>Fact sheet – Equity at the Center of All USDA Activities (PDF, 1.4 MB)</p>
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				<p>Fact sheet – FSA: Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (PDF, 381 KB)</p>
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				<p>List of USDA covered programs (PDF, 211 KB)</p>
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			<p>EO 14096: “Revitalizing our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All” (April 21, 2023)</p>
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			<p>EO 14091: “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government” (February 16, 2023)</p>
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			<p>EO 14058: “Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government” (December 13, 2021)</p>
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			<p>Memo to Agencies: Advancing Equity in Procurement (Dec. 2, 2021)</p>
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			<p>Strategic Plan to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce (Nov. 23, 2021)</p>
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			<p>EO 14035: “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce” (June 25, 2021)</p>
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			<p>EO 14008: “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad” (January 27, 2021)</p>
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			<p>EO 13985: “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government” (January 20, 2021)</p>
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			<p>Memo to Agencies on Modernizing Regulatory Review (Jan. 20, 2021)</p>
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			<p>EO 13166: “Improving Access to Services for Persons With Limited English Proficiency” (August 16, 2000)</p>
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			<p>EO 13166: “Improving Access to Services for Persons With Limited English Proficiency” (August 11, 2000)</p>
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