Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

This bill would extend a federal grant program for outreach and training for socially disadvantaged, veteran, and beginning farmers and ranchers so that it covers fiscal years 2027 through 2031. It would allow grant work to include interpretation and translation services when the Secretary of Agriculture decides those services would expand access to Department programs, and would give grant priority to groups that provide them. It would change the maximum length of certain grants from 3 to 4 years. Starting by March 31, 2028, and every 5 years after, the Secretary would have to collect county and state data on items such as base acres, guaranteed loans, and Forest Service grazing permits, organized by the race, ethnicity, and gender of farmers and ranchers, and report it separately.

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Sponsors

• Tina Smith Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors