7 CFR 2500.102
§ 2500.102 Purpose.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 2500.102, § 2500.102 Purpose, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/29576
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(a) The purpose of the OASDFR Program is to make competitive awards to provide outreach and technical assistance to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in:
(1) Owning and operating farms, ranches and non-industrial forest lands; and
(2) In participating equitably in the full range of agricultural programs offered by the Department.
(b) The OASDFR Program awards shall be used exclusively to:
(1) Enhance coordination of the outreach, technical assistance, and education efforts authorized under agriculture programs;
(2) Assist in reaching current and prospective socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers or forest landowners in a linguistically appropriate manner; and
(3) Improve the participation of those farmers and ranchers in agricultural programs.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.