Discrimination Financial Assistance Program Weekly Update 22007apply.gov

Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP) Overview

As the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on July 7, 2023, the financial assistance application process is now open for farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs prior to January 2021. Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) directs USDA to provide this assistance. Since the law’s passage, USDA has worked diligently to design the program in accordance with significant stakeholder input.

The 2022 National Young Farmer Survey Report

Every five years the National Young Farmers Coalition gathers stories from young and BIPOC farmers across the country through the National Young Farmer Survey.

This year, the Coalition received over 10,000 responses from past, current, and aspiring farmers.

DFAP Resources

The Farmers' Legal Action Group (FLAG)

Brief Farmers' Guide to USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program

On July 7, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program was open. FLAG has created a brief Guide to this program. This brief Farmers' Guide to USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance is a very short discussion of the Program.

Local Offices Opening

As part of an effort to reach as many agricultural producers as possible who may be eligible for the program, local brick-and-mortar offices are being opened across the country to ensure easy access and personalized assistance.

The offices are one part of a comprehensive outreach process that is designed so that farmers and ranchers have multiple options to gain assistance at no cost. Producers also have the option to file applications online at 22007apply.gov, by mail, or by turning in applications at the brickand-mortar offices.

Recent office opening:

New Hampshire Office

1045 Elm Street, Suite 204

Manchester, NH 03101

Find your local office

Local Events

The DFAP administrators and cooperators are making technical assistance available across the country. At these local events, staff will be available to tell you more about the program and provide application assistance. If there are no events listed in your state, please check the website as our local events schedule will be updated.

Here is a look at where you can find us during the next few weeks (additional events may be added).

DFAP Regional Events:

146th Arkansas Valley Fair

Rocky Ford, CO

8/19/2023

CCHCC August Amigo Luncheon

Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Fresno, CA

8/19/2023

Cooperator Events:

Indiana State Fair

Indianapolis, IN

7/28/2023 – 8/21/2023

Host: Farmer Veteran Coalition

8th Annual South Carolina Rural & Limited Landowner Symposium

Florence, SC

8/11/2023 – 8/12/2023

Host: Farmer Veteran Coalition

IRA 22007 Information Session for Farmers, Ranchers, and Forest Landowners (Register)

8/15/2023

Host: Rural Coalition

Sesión Informativa Virtual (Registraste aquí)

IRA Sección 22007 Sesión informativa para agricultores, ganaderos y terratenientes forestales

8/17/2023

Host: Coalicíon Rural

Federation of Southern Cooperatives Annual Meeting

22007 Workshop

Epes, AL

8/18/2023

Host: Federation of Southern Cooperatives

IRA 22007 Information Session for Farmers, Ranchers, and Forest Landowners (Register)

8/22/2023

Cooperator: Rural Coalition

National Agricultural Law Center (Register)

Webinar: An Overview of the USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program

8/23/2023

Host: Farmers’ Legal Action Group

Farmer Webinar with University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension (Details forthcoming)

8/23/2023

Host: Farmers’ Legal Action Group

IRA 22007 Information Session for Farmers, Ranchers, and Forest Landowners (Register)

8/29/2023

Host: Rural Coalition

Farm Progress Show

Decatur, IL

8/29/2023 – 8/31/2023

Host: Farmer Veteran Coalition

Find your local event

The DFAP Call Center will assist you with general inquiries and answer at [email protected] or phone at 1-800-721-0970

Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP) Overview

Cooperator Spotlight

The 2022 National Young Farmer Survey Report

DFAP Resources

Local Offices Opening

Recent office opening:

Local Events

DFAP Regional Events:

Cooperator Events:

The DFAP Call Center will assist you with general inquiries and answer at [email protected] or phone at 1-800-721-0970