The national center for farmworker health (NCFH) is partnering with 24 farmworker servingorganizations in 20 states to provide an estimated 53,333 farmworkers with USDA relief payments

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 conducted over 875,000 outreach encounters on COVID-19 services and distributed more than 2.1 million pieces of personal protective equipment to farmworkers. Through this project, the grantee aims to continue expanding its outreach capacity to reach highly vulnerable populations such as migrant, indigenous language, and guest farmworkers located in rural areas. In addition to relief payments, contacted farmworkers will receive referrals to health care, COVID-19 vaccinations, and other social services.

Thisnetwork has a history of reaching thousands of farmworkers and providing outreach services, education, referrals, and personal protective equipment. Since 2020, NCFH and the network provided 875,000OUTREACH and education encounters with farmworkers and their family members for covid 19 servicesand distributed over 2.1 million face coverings, hand sanitizer units, and pairs of gloves to farmworkers. The network will continue to reach farmworkers, collaborate, share best practices, and grow in capacityto serve highly vulnerable populations of farmworkers, such as migratory workers, indigenous languagespeakingfarmworkers, and guest workers located in very rural areas as part of this national farmworkerrelief project. The project intends to provide more than 53,000 farmworkers with relief payments andwill also support contacted farmworkers with referrals to other needed resources, including health careservices, covid 19 vaccinations, and other social services.