Fact Sheet
CalFresh Impacts of USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program
HCA has provided a brief fact sheet regarding potential impacts on CalFresh recipients of recently issued USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP) awards. Under Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), USDA has provided $2 billion in financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who reported discrimination in USDA farm lending prior to 2021. There are just over 1,000 recipients in California of these awards.
