The South Carolina Department of Agriculture received a $615,466 Project Grant award from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill. The grant supports costs incurred by food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers in South Carolina between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021 to implement measures responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible activities include workplace safety, business model changes, facility...
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will receive $279,234 through the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. This two-year block grant will support North Carolina seafood processors and distributors in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the Department will reimburse eligible seafood businesses for qualifying pandemic-related expenses incurred between January 2022...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $200,000 under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) to the Delaware Department of Agriculture on January 24, 2022. The funding will reimburse seafood processors and dealers in Delaware for expenses incurred in preparing for, preventing exposure to, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through January 24, 2024. Specifically, the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1.6 million block grant to the State of Mississippi under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The grant funds will be administered by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to provide relief to seafood processing facilities, processing vessels, and dealers in Mississippi impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible reimbursement activities include workplace...
The Georgia Department of Agriculture will receive $200,000 through the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program administered by the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The funding will support the Georgia Seafood COVID Optional Relief Effort (GSCORE) program providing $200k in COVID-19 relief assistance to eligible Georgia seafood processors and dealers impacted by the pandemic between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021. GSCORE aims to...
The $850,184 block grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program will establish a grant program administered by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to provide reimbursement to licensed Maine seafood wholesale dealers and processors for eligible expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible applicants may apply for individual grants ranging from $1,000 to $200,000 to recover...
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) will receive $222,673 from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) to support the Seafood Pandemic Response and Safety Project from January 2022 to January 2024. The project aims to provide financial relief to seafood processors in Maryland negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through covering eligible expenses. MDA will...
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture will receive $798,373.47 from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA 10.170) from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2025. Funding will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in South Carolina through marketing and promotion efforts, research and development assistance to producers, and expanding availability and access to specialty crops. Activities will also address local,...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) 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 funding will support NYSDEC's distribution of monetary resources to licensed New York food fish and crustacea dealers and shippers, as well as shellfish processors, shippers, reshippers, and diggers/shippers impacted by the...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $826,807 under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish & Wildlife on January 24, 2022. The funding will support reimbursements to New Jersey seafood processors, dealers, and processing vessels for eligible COVID-19 related expenses incurred between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Eligible...