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USDA Announces Programs Supporting Hispanics in Agriculture
USAgNet - 11/30/2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces two initiatives to increase access to USDA programs and services among Hispanic communities.
The Department is renewing the USDA-HACU Leadership Group, a partnership with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). USDA is also accepting applications for the 2023 E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program, which brings
faculty and staff from Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Hispanic-Serving School Districts around the nation to USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C. to learn more about USDA programs and resources. The E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program
was established in 1998 by a previous USDA-HACU Leadership Group.
"USDA is committed to centering Latino voices and experiences to provide equitable access to programming," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "Our partnership with HACU through this Leadership Group is crucial to providing leadership and strategic
direction for USDA's work with Hispanic-Serving Institutions."
The USDA-HACU Leadership Group is a national body that focuses on ensuring that the Hispanic community equitably participates in and benefits from USDA education and employment programs, resources and services. The current group was established
by a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and HACU on August 25, 2021. The USDA-HACU Leadership Group consists of an equal number of USDA representatives and presidents from HSIs, which are defined as
institutions that have an undergraduate full-time equivalent of at least 25 percent Hispanic students.
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