USDA Programs Freeze: What We Know
Last Updated: April 29, 2025
For more than three months, billions of dollars of lawfully obligated USDA funding have been frozen or terminated. While the agency has still not made public the full scope of what remains frozen or targeted for termination, the harms to communities, farmers, and organizations are already clear. This blog post takes a closer look at what we know—highlighting national and state-level impacts on four programs that support agricultural conservation and resilience, local food systems, and rural clean energy development.
This post focuses in particular on: (1) the termination of future funding for the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA), (2) the termination of funding for the Local Foods for Schools and Child Care Settings (LFSCC) programs, (3) the pause (and forthcoming restart) of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)-funded Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) projects, and (4) …
