The seafood processors pandemic response and safety (sprs) block grant program will allow new hampshire fish and game department to defray the expenses preparing for, preventing exposure to, and…

The New Hampshire Fish & Game Department received a $200,000 block grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The grant will allow New Hampshire Fish & Game to provide payments to seafood processing facilities and dealers in the state for costs incurred between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021 relating to preparing for, preventing exposure to, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the funding will be used to defray expenses incurred by seafood processors and dealers during this period to protect workers from COVID-19 and ensure continued seafood production during the public health emergency. The two-year grant completion period runs from January 24, 2022 to January 24, 2024.

The seafood processors pandemic response and safety (sprs) block grant program will allow new hampshire fish and game department to defray the expenses preparing for, preventing exposure to, and responding to the covid-19 pandemic for seafood processing facilities and dealers.new hampshire fish and game department will issue payments to seafood processing facilities and dealers for costs incurred between january 27, 2020, the date upon which the public health emergency was declared by U.S. Department of health and human services (HHS) under section 319 of the public health service act, and december 31, 2021.