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Lazzlo Jenkins, a collective member of Agroecology Commons, cuts flowers at the organization's demonstration farm in El Sobrante, California. The organization is primarily grant funded and was severely impacted when the Trump Administration rescinded USDA grant funding. Earthjustice represented Agroecology Commons and other groups in a lawsuit against the administration's actions. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release May 27, 2026

Recently Shuttered USDA Program Grantees Join Suit to Restore $125M+ in Illegally Canceled Grants

LCM grantees join initial plaintiffs in case, who won a preliminary injunction restoring critical support for a fairer food system
document May 26, 2026

Second Amended Complaint: USDA Grant Termination

24 organizations and local governments who had grant agreements under the USDA’s Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access (LCM) Program have joined a lawsuit aiming to restore their illegally canceled…
document May 26, 2026

Motion for Preliminary Injunction: USDA Grant Termination

The Court should grant the Land Access Program Plaintiffs' motion and preliminary enjoin Defendants' termination of the Land Access Program Plaintiffs' grants and return Land Access Program Plaintiffs to the…
Farmers work at Providence Farm Collective in Orchard Park, New York. Providence Farm Collective, a plaintiff in the USDA grant termination lawsuit, helps both new and established farmers grow food for the surrounding community. (Photo courtesy of Providence Farm Collective)
Update: Victory August 15, 2025

Victory: Court Restores Grants That Trump’s Agriculture Department Yanked From Farmers and Community Groups

Earthjustice's clients will use these grants to work toward a healthier nation and a fairer food system
Press Release: Victory August 14, 2025

Federal Court Orders Terminated USDA Farmer and Community Grants to be Reinstated

Preliminary injunction granted in lawsuit against USDA ordering restoration of wrongfully terminated grants and funding that support tree planting, growing food in underserved communities, training new farmers, and helping farmers…
document August 14, 2025

Court Memo: USDA Grants Termination Case

Preliminary injunction granted in United States Department of Agriculture Grants Termination lawsuit allowing for restoration of vital grants and funding that support tree planting, growing food in underserved communities, training…
document August 14, 2025

Order: USDA Grants Termination Case

Preliminary injunction granted in United States Department of Agriculture Grants Termination lawsuit allowing for restoration of vital grants and funding that support tree planting, growing food in underserved communities, training…
Press Release June 26, 2025

Motion for Preliminary Injunction Filed Urging Court to Set Aside USDA’s Unlawful Termination of Grants Supporting Farmers and Communities

The preliminary injunction urges the court to order restoration of vital grants and funding that support tree planting, growing food in underserved communities, training new farmers, and helping farmers adopt…
document June 26, 2025

USDA Grant Termination Case: Motion for Preliminary Injunction

The Motion for Preliminary Injunction, filed by Earthjustice, Farmers Justice Center, and FarmSTAND, calls upon the court to order the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore vital grants,…
document June 24, 2025

Amended Complaint: USDA Grant Termination Case

This action seeks to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) policy, pattern, and practice of unlawfully terminating hundreds of grants issued to nonprofit organizations, farmers, ranchers, universities, cities, and…
document June 5, 2025

Lawsuit Filing v. USDA re: Grant Termination

This action seeks to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s policy, pattern, and practice of unlawfully terminating hundreds of grants issued to nonprofit organizations, farmers, ranchers, universities, cities, and states.…