Award Distribution
DFAP Awards have now been mailed to recipients. If you applied and haven’t received an award or denial letter by August 6, 2024, please call the DFAP call center at 1-800-721-0970.
Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act provided financial assistance for farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination by USDA in USDA farm lending programs prior to 2021.
Applications
More than 58,000 individuals filed applications during the application period, which ran from July 7, 2023, to January 17, 2024. Applicants came from across the United States, the District of Columbia, and the territories. Across all applicants, each category of eligible discrimination (race, color, national origin or ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, marital status, or disability, or in reprisal/retaliation for prior civil rights activity) was cited.
Awards
- In total, about 43,000 awards were approved.
- More than 23,000 awards, about 54%, were to applicants who had or have farming or ranching operations. They received a total of about $1.9 billion with individual awards ranging from $10,000 to $500,000.
- Over 20,000 awards, about 46%, were to applicants who planned to have farming or ranching operations but were unable to establish them as a result of USDA actions. They received a total of $101 million with individual awards ranging from $3,500 to $6,000.
- Awards were approved for applicants from every state, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa.
Financial Assistance Awards by State
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- Awards By State
State/Territory All Recipients Producers Planned Producers # $ # # STATES Alabama 10,907 $383,704,620 6,494 4,413 Alaska 25 $2,391,490 12 13 Arizona 196 $8,019,000 125 71 Arkansas 1,456 $106,789,130 707 749 California 1,059 $49,947,130 821 238 Colorado 68 $5,563,520 46 22 Connecticut 21 $688,400 12 9 Delaware 15 $693,560 6 9 District of Columbia 23 $2,611,760 12 11 Florida 546 $32,414,387 329 217 Georgia 2,170 $137,344,340 1,191 979 Hawaii 14 $309,320 9 5 Idaho 22 $2,093,310 20 2 Illinois 440 $18,447,320 201 239 Indiana 128 $5,787,970 56 72 Iowa 30 $3,726,200 21 9 Kansas 67 $6,945,510 42 25 Kentucky 75 $4,425,810 63 12 Louisiana 1,265 $77,351,490 667 598 Maine 8 $126,480 6 2 Maryland 110 $4,783,540 53 57 Massachusetts 36 $940,700 21 15 Michigan 291 $14,316,600 173 118 Minnesota 46 $3,849,330 33 13 Mississippi 13,283 $521,830,460 5,892 7,391 Missouri 129 $7,842,080 75 54 Montana 228 $29,072,980 208 20 Nebraska 38 $4,061,750 35 3 Nevada 103 $4,861,720 46 57 New Hampshire 5 $680,230 4 1 New Jersey 86 $4,245,970 41 45 New Mexico 134 $6,661,960 120 14 New York 150 $7,356,220 84 66 North Carolina 1,376 $136,129,070 831 545 North Dakota 110 $17,905,100 88 22 Ohio 118 $6,792,440 71 47 Oklahoma 2,926 $100,634,576 1,364 1,562 Oregon 47 $3,025,730 32 15 Pennsylvania 59 $4,937,780 42 17 Rhode Island 2 $9,500 0 2 South Carolina 1,369 $54,478,360 827 542 South Dakota 362 $53,363,480 333 29 Tennessee 1,584 $48,732,030 626 958 Texas 1,311 $59,157,570 661 650 Utah 13 $569,460 11 2 Vermont 6 $718,637 6 0 Virginia 408 $28,451,840 346 62 Washington 53 $5,261,310 45 8 West Virginia 23 $1,309,370 19 4 Wisconsin 83 $6,787,490 55 28 Wyoming 39 $2,777,720 34 5 TERRITORIES American Samoa 5 $92,300 5 0 Puerto Rico 46 $3,873,900 44 2 U.S. Virgin Islands 130 $3,688,430 105 25 TOTAL RECIPIENTS: 43,244 $1,998,580,380 23,170 20,074
- Distribution Amounts
Recipient Type Award Amount # $ Planned Producers $3,500 - $4,999 8,075 $31,920,500 $5,000 - $6,000 11,999 $69,094,000 Subtotal Planned Producers 20,074 $101,014,500 Producers $10,000 - $49,999 14,543 $316,406,220 $50,000 - $99,999 3,280 $226,384,726 $100,000 - $249,999 3,274 $504,270,204 $250,000 - $499,999 1,184 $406,004,730 $500,000 889 $444,500,000 Subtotal Producers 23,170 $1,897,565,880 TOTAL RECIPIENTS: 43,244 $1,998,580,380
