Block Grant AM22FFWDC0003
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $97.8 million Block Grant to the UFW Foundation under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The UFW Foundation will coordinate efforts with seven subrecipients to provide $600 disaster relief payments to approximately 144,943 eligible farm workers across the United States for pandemic safety expenses and other costs incurred due to COVID-19. Subrecipients include the...
- The United Ways of California (UWCA) will receive $41,965,538 from the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) from October 2022 through October 2024. UWCA will utilize existing digital systems and relationships with 16 local United Ways to identify and issue $600 payments to over 61,000 farm and food workers across 23 California counties. UWCA will provide subawards to partners to...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Catholic Charities USA a $9,021,306 Block Grant under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) to distribute one-time funds to meatpacking and farm workers from October 4, 2022 to October 4, 2024. As the national office for 167 Catholic Charities agencies across the U.S., Catholic Charities USA will oversee subawards to 12 member agencies and Escucha Mi VOZ Iowa to provide...
- The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) will provide $36 million in relief payments and outreach services to over 53,000 farmworkers through October 2024 under a Block Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. Administered through the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181), the grant will support NCFH's partnership with 24 farmworker-serving organizations across 20 states. Since 2020, the network has...
- The Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation (CRHDC) received a $6.6 million 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). CRHDC will provide $10,000 payments to 10,000 qualified farm and meat packing plant workers across Colorado, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona who have incurred COVID-19 related expenses. CRHDC will lead outreach and...
- The La Cooperativa Campesina De California (La Cooperativa) will use a $36 million block grant award from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service to provide pandemic relief payments and outreach to over 50,000 farmworkers through October 2024. Under the Farm and Food Worker Relief (FFWR) grant program (CFDA 10.181), La Cooperativa and its network of five local service providers will determine eligibility and distribute payments to agricultural workers impacted by...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $48.2 million Block Grant under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) to Alianza Nacional De Campesinas Inc. on October 4, 2022 for a two-year period ending October 4, 2024. The grant will support delivering $600 relief payments to approximately 69,249 eligible farm and meatpacking workers across 15 states to defray costs incurred preparing for, preventing exposure to,...
- The Hispanic Federation Inc. will use a $44.3 million 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) to provide financial assistance and outreach to farm and meatpacking workers impacted by COVID-19. Hispanic Federation established partnerships with 39 community-based organizations across 19 states, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands to conduct an estimated...
- 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 National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA) will receive $57,374,541 under a Block Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The funding supports the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181), which aims to assist food-related entities in responding to COVID-19, including protecting farm and food workers. Through its existing network of 26 federally funded Migrant and Seasonal...
The Ufcw Charity Foundation, Inc. received a $15 million 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 Foundation will provide relief to grocery workers and their families in Georgia, Missouri, and Kansas who bore high burdens during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will educate eligible workers about the new relief fund, assist with application submissions, and process up to 30,855 applications over a 24-month period to provide reimbursements for economic costs incurred. As the non-profit arm of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, the Foundation is well positioned through existing field staff to help grocery employees access this targeted pandemic assistance by October 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $15.0m | 11/4/22 |