USDA Funding Appeal Application Assistance

If your farm or food business or organization is dealing with frozen or terminated funding from the USDA, you may be eligible to appeal the actions/decision. The process is simple and can be done on your own or, we have attorneys who can guide you through it. Your appeal may not yield immediate results but it is a necessary first step to fighting for your funding.

After filling out this application, collect all contracts and communications between you and the USDA and make copies so that you are ready to speak and share with an attorney.

We strive to respond to all application forms within 2 business days. If you have not heard from us after 3 business days from your form submission, please feel free to email us at legalfoodhub@clf.org.

To determine your eligibility, we review your business income, your household income, as well as your use of locally-grown ingredients (if applicable). Read our full eligibility guidelines (available in multiple languages).

We can assist participants in any language! We work with Rosetta Languages for text translation and live phone interpretation.

Questions?

Call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-529-4769

Email us at legalfoodhub@clf.org

If you cannot read, access, or complete the form below, please email or call us.

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Contact Information

Your form responses will be kept confidential except to the extent necessary to place your case with an attorney. Data will be reported only in the aggregate to our funders and other stakeholders.

Name*

First Last

Business or organization name (if applicable)

Your role/job title

Are you a…*

Farmer

Food entrepreneur

Nonprofit/organization

Email*

Phone Number*

Preferred languages for email and live/phone communication*

If you would prefer to correspond in a language other than English, the Legal Food Hub can use an interpreter to correspond in your preferred language.

What state are you in?*

Please note that the Legal Food Hub only provides legal services within the 6 New England states.

Connecticut

Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

Other

Other: What state are you in?*

Business Address

Please provide at least a town, state, and zipcode, if possible.

Street Address Address Line 2 City State AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific ZIP Code

Eligibility

The following questions relate to the Legal Food Hub’s eligibility guidelines. Please review these guidelines and answer the following questions to the best of your ability. This section does not apply to nonprofit organizations.

Does your Household Income meet the Legal Food Hub's household income eligibility criteria shown above?*

To qualify for the Legal Food Hub, your family’s income cannot exceed the amount listed in the right-hand column, when matched with your family size in the left-hand column. Family size refers to the number of people included on your personal tax return.

Yes

No

Unsure

What was your business' net income in the previous tax year?*

To qualify for the Legal Food Hub, your business’ annual net income must be less than $30,000.

Does your business source at least one food item or ingredient grown in New England?*

Yes

No

Does your farm predominantly grow, raise, or harvest food for sale?*

The Legal Food Hub does not assist other kinds of farms at this time

Yes

No

Your Legal Issue/Question

Please summarize any specific questions you have about the NAD appeals process?*

What person, organization, or event told you about the NAD appeals process?

Demographic Information

The following questions are optional. Any responses you provide will be kept anonymous and used to help us evaluate our effectiveness at serving the full diversity of food and farm community members, and to report on that effectiveness internally, in our annual report, and to our funders.

What is your gender?

Please check all that apply.

Woman

Man

Non-Binary, Gender Non-Conforming, or Genderqueer

Genderfluid

Agender

Questioning

Two-spirit

Prefer Not to Say

Other

What are your preferred pronouns?

Please check all that apply or provide your “other” pronouns in the next text field.

she/her

he/him

they/them

other

Prefer Not to Say

Please let us know what your preferred pronouns are.

What is your age?

Under 25

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Prefer not to say

What race do you identify with (check all that apply)?

Black or African American

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Hispanic/Latino

White

Prefer not to say

Other