Judge Orders USDA to Restore $127 Million in Federal Grants to Farmers

The Trump administration had yanked the money away from organizations led by and in support of Black farmers.

Image: Portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are displayed in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) exhibit during the “Great American State Fair” on the National Mall on July 1, 2026, in Washington, D.C.Alex Wong / Getty Images

 

Truthout reports: “Black farmers like Sharon Mallory can finally get some relief after a judge ruled to restore millions of dollars in grants.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration yanked the money away from organizations led by and in support of Black farmers.

Mallory’s organization, the 2020 Farmers Cooperative, promised to purchase equipment and land and provide food for their communities. They entered agreements with farmers, but the cooperative couldn’t fulfill its obligation after the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent a letter stating the grant had been terminated in March. The department claimed the awards were “discriminatory based on diversity, equity and inclusion and wasteful spending.”

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