Program
Heirs' Property Relending Program
Created a USDA lending framework to help producers and landowners resolve heirs' property title problems that often prevent access to federal agricultural programs and make Black-owned family land vulnerable to partition sales and loss.
Year
2021
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Democratic Party
Era
Contemporary Era
Impact Context
The program gave heirs and landowners a new federal route to address title fragmentation and succession barriers that have contributed significantly to Black land loss, although as a loan program it remains a partial rather than comprehensive remedy.
What This Policy Did
The program gave heirs and landowners a new federal route to address title fragmentation and succession barriers that have contributed significantly to Black land loss, although as a loan program it remains a partial rather than comprehensive remedy.
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Sources
U.S. Department of Agriculture • Government • Jul 29, 2021
USDA announcement introducing the heirs' property relending program and explaining its purpose.
U.S. Department of Agriculture • Government • Aug 18, 2022
USDA press release explaining how the program helps resolve succession and title issues that block access to USDA programs and can trigger land loss.