Business · 25/03/2025

US Department of Agriculture Amends Rural Development Funding Opportunities to Comply with New Executive Order

The US Department of Agriculture's Rural Development department is updating 14 funding programs to remove references to diversity, equity, and inclusion priorities and scoring criteria, as mandated by the 'Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing' executive order, issued on January 20, 2025.