Townhall is being held at the Fairfield Event Center this Saturday, August 12, 2023.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on July 7, 2023 the opening of the financial assistance application process for eligible farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs prior to January 2021.
Within this Inflation Reduction Act, per Section 22007, the USDA has opted to work diligently to implement the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP).
DFAP empowers stakeholders and vendors to provide community outreach, application completion assistance, and support. Secretary Tom Vilsack said “USDA will continue to work with its national vendor partners and community-based organizations to make sure eligible farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners have clear information about what is available to them, how to apply, and where to obtain assistance with their questions at each step of the way.”
Vendors operating four regional hubs are also providing technical assistance and working closely with these and other community-based organizations to conduct outreach using digital and grassroots strategies, to ensure potential applicants are informed about the program and can apply.
The Inflation Reduction Act specifies the Secretary of Agriculture is responsible for providing this assistance through qualified nongovernmental entities, under standards set by USDA. The USDA entered into agreements with vendors and cooperators in May.
These hubs are operating a network of brick-and-mortar program offices and will conduct extensive outreach about the program. The deadline for the estimated 80,000 eligible landowners to complete their application is October 31st.
Join REALTOR Letha Willis with TDRealty along with Angela Luckey, president NAACP-Grand Prairie Branch, for a unique discussion with Black Gold Resourcing founder Deydra Steans who is working across 3 states to ensure eligible founders complete the 40-page application process.
Make plans to attend the Townhall at the Fairfield Event Center on August 12th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event center is located at 626 W. Main Street, Fairfield, Texas 75840.
R.S.V.P. online at https://bit.ly/4519HSH
UPDATE: Link to R.S.V.P. has been updated as of 10:30 a.m. on August 11, 2023 and should be working now.
Please Note: The above online link has not been working properly. We have reached out to the parties in charge of this event, but have not received a response as of 11:45 a.m. on August 10, 2023. We will updated the link, as soon as we have more information.
