Chicanos POR LA causa, INC. (cplc) seeks a 20,000,000 USDA farm and food workers relief (ffwr) grantfor its project, cplc food worker relief program, to distribute one time 600 flat rate payments to…

Chicanos POR La Causa, Inc. was awarded a $10 million Block Grant 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 Chicanos POR La Causa's CPLC Food Worker Relief Program, which will distribute one-time $600 payments to approximately 26,667 eligible grocery store workers in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas for safety-related expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible beneficiaries include front-line and first-line supervisory grocery store employees in job roles such as cashiers, butchers, meat cutters, and food preparation workers. The program aims to provide financial relief to essential grocery workers impacted by the pandemic. Key partners for outreach and referrals include grocery store chains Cardenas Markets LLC, Smith's Food and Drug Stores, and Bashas Family Stores. The two-year grant runs from October 4, 2022 through October 4, 2024.

Chicanos POR LA causa, INC. (cplc) seeks a 20,000,000 USDA farm and food workers relief (ffwr) grantfor its project, cplc food worker relief program, to distribute one time 600 flat rate payments to 26,667ELIGIBLE grocery store workers for safety related expenses that they incurred due to the novel CORONAVIRUS2019 (covid 19) pandemic. Eligible beneficiaries are grocery store workers who are individuals employedin front line service or first line supervisory roles in retail grocery establishments as outlined in NAICS445110 including cashiers, butchers, and meat cutters, food preparation occupations, stocking groceryfloors, and other food related activities within arizona, california, nevada, new mexico, and texas. The project goal is to increase financial support for essential grocery store workers who have beenimpacted by the covid 19 pandemic. Expected outcomes include 1) formalize partnerships and referralsystem with 120 entities who have access or employ grocery store workers to provide outreach andenrollment 2) outreach to 240,000 farm and meatpacking workers through community outreach eventsas well as through direct contact, presentations, and community marketing and 3) distribute 26,667 onetime 600 payments to eligible farm and meatpacking workers.cplc has formalized partnerships with the following entities who have agreed to disseminate informationabout the project and or refer grocery store workers in arizona, california, nevada, new mexico, andtexas cardenas markets LLC, smith s food and drug stores, and bashas family stores, including FRY sfood stores, bashas, food city, AJ s fine foods, eddie s country store, and bashas dine markets.