This grant supports the costs incurred to implement measures to respond to the novel coronavirus 2019 (covid-19), which may include workplace safety, market pivots, retrofitting facilities,…

This $734,387 project grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service supports costs incurred by the Washington State Department of Agriculture to implement COVID-19 response measures for the state's food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers. Funded activities may include workplace safety, business model changes, facility modifications, transportation, worker housing, and medical expenses incurred between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021 in response to the public health emergency. The grant assists beneficiaries, including employees, under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA No. 10.170). This program enhances the competitiveness of specialty crops, defined as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, through research, promotion, marketing and nutrition initiatives. The grant period runs from March 31, 2022 through March 30, 2025.

This grant supports the costs incurred to implement measures to respond to the novel coronavirus 2019 (covid-19), which may include workplace safety, market pivots, retrofitting facilities, transportation, worker housing, and medical expenses. IT provides needed relief to the food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers for their costs incurred between january 27, 2020, the date upon which the public health emergency was declared by the U.S. Department of health and human service (HHS) under section 319 of the public health service act, and december 31, 2021. Beneficiaries include the employees of the food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers.