Project Grant AM22PRSCA6172

The Department of Agriculture Office of the Secretary awarded a $15 million Pandemic Assistance Block Grant on September 21, 2021 to address vulnerabilities in the food supply chain highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant funding will help specific regions where the pandemic created challenges for critical food processing and packing infrastructure under the Pandemic Assistance Block Grant Program (CFDA #10.145). The grant will provide assistance through September 21, 2021 to...

The $878,971 block grant from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service supports costs incurred by California food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers to implement COVID-19 response measures from January 27, 2020 through December 31, 2021. Funds reimburse eligible entities for workplace safety, facility modifications, transportation, housing, and medical expenses to protect employees during the pandemic. As the designated state agency, the...

This $795,194 Project Grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service supports costs incurred by California food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers to implement COVID-19 response measures between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021. The grant provides relief for workplace safety, facility modifications, transportation, housing, and medical expenses to ensure the continued operations of specialty crop industries in California. As part of the USDA Specialty Crop Block...

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...

This $494,499 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) will establish the California Center for Food Safety (CCFS) to coordinate statewide efforts related to produce safety and food safety regulatory compliance within California. The key objectives are to: (1) coordinate statewide Produce Safety Rule (PSA) grower and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)...

The $554,663 block grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service supports costs incurred by California food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers to implement COVID-19 response measures under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA 10.170). The funding provides relief for expenses between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021 related to workplace safety, facility modifications, transportation, worker housing, and medical costs. As the sub-awardee, the...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $124,160 Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant to the Sun'Aq Tribe of Kodiak under the CFDA 10.181 program. The funding supports costs incurred by the Tribe between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021 to implement measures responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, including workplace safety, facility retrofits, transportation, worker housing, and medical expenses. Benefitting the employees of food...

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...

This $510,912 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) will fund the California Salmon Council's efforts to disburse relief funds to eligible California seafood processors. The Council will collaborate with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct outreach to commercially permitted seafood processors informing them about the grant program and...