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Inside the USDA, staffers struggle with Trump’s funding freeze

One office in the agriculture department show how efforts to comply with Trump’s DEI order have halted some grant payments, even as judges have ordered an end to its funding freeze.

USA Today · 3d

USDA lifts Trump freeze on some funding owed to farmers, vast majority remains on hold

A sliver of the money the USDA owes farmers is released after a Trump administration freeze. But much more remains in limbo, despite court ruling.

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USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that had been frozen by the Trump administration's push to overhaul the federal government,

Black, 1890 Scholars and USDA

Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 2h

USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended

A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold.

WCCB · 5h

USDA suspends its HBCU scholarship program

It could become harder for students attending HBCU's to get scholarships. The US Department of Agriculture has suspended its HBCU Scholarship Program.

Reuters · 3d

USDA suspends scholarship program at historically Black colleges, website shows

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended a college scholarship program for students from rural and underserved backgrounds who attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), according to the program website.

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FDA and USDA among federal agencies aiming to rehire workers hit by mass firings

At least five federal agencies are seeking to rehire personnel fired by the Trump administration. Through the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk, the Trump ...

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DOGE cancels Topeka lease for empty USDA office that was 'a huge waste of money'

After DOGE canceled a lease for USDA's Risk Management Agency regional office in Topeka, the building owner called it an ...

Bird Flu Found in Rats for First Time, USDA Confirms

MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, bird flu has been detected in rats, the U.S. Department of ...

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‘Chaotic’ USDA funding freeze stalls rural renewable projects

Thousands of farmers and a dozen rural electric cooperatives wait for news about billions in funds under Trump administration ...

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When is USDA Going to Release the Nearly $10 Billion of American Relief Act Payments for Farmers?

Time is running out for USDA to issue economic relief payments to farmers in the 90-day window set by Congress. According to some sources, producers are banking on the payments, even making business ...