Local Farming Collective Appeals Grant Termination After Alleged DEI Violations

Judge orders Trump administration to continue 'DEI' grant for school desegregation aid

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration wrongly shut down a grant to promote desegregation of schools in the South by claiming it was a DEI program.

Local farming collective appeals grant termination after alleged DEI violations

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Providence Farm Collective (PFC) in Orchard Park filed an appeal last Thursday of a grant termination by the federal government, where it cited concerns of discriminatory practices associated with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The grant is for the collective's Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program and Incubator Farm Program, which provides farmland access, education, market access, sh…

NSF adds DEI and Israel boycott restrictions to grant terms

Read the full story from API’s FYI. The National Science Foundation updated its grant conditions  on Monday to bar recipients from operating certain diversity, equity, and inclusion programs or participating in boycotts of Israel. The move follows a similar policy  issued by the National Institutes of Health last month. The new conditions state that accepting an award from NSF … Continue reading NSF adds DEI and Israel boycott restrictions to gr…

Providence Farm Collective appeals USDA Grant Termination - Buffalo Rising

As far as I’m concerned, the work by the Providence Farm Collective’s (PFC) Incubator Farm Program has been one of the most beneficial and productive undertakings that I have come across in recent years. By providing the resources for immigrants and refugees to provide sustenance for their own families and communities by allowing them the “farm for themselves,” the program has become indispensable. This is, the future of farming. Photo credits: …