Project Grant AM22PRSPA6340

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Bausch Potatoes Inc. of Whitehall, Montana. The grant will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems by enhancing direct and indirect producer-to-consumer marketing channels, increasing access to locally produced agricultural products, and supporting the growth of small...

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...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $200,000 under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) to the Delaware Department of Agriculture on January 24, 2022. The funding will reimburse seafood processors and dealers in Delaware for expenses incurred in preparing for, preventing exposure to, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through January 24, 2024. Specifically, the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and...

The $850,184 block grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program will establish a grant program administered by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to provide reimbursement to licensed Maine seafood wholesale dealers and processors for eligible expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible applicants may apply for individual grants ranging from $1,000 to $200,000 to recover...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $101,085.00 to the Idaho Department of Agriculture to support PCN (Potato Cyst Nematode) eradication efforts. The funds will be used by the Idaho Department of Agriculture to enter into "Grower Agreements" with landowners of five infested...

The US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded the Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) a $34,637,242 block grant under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). PASA will use the funding to provide relief and support services to agricultural and food processing workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic across 14 states through October 2024. Working with 14 nonprofit and state agency partners, PASA will...

PF Meats Holding Company, LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The funding will support PF Meats' expansion of its small, state-inspected meat processing facility in Pendleton, South Carolina into a larger, federally-inspected plant. This expansion is intended to increase affordable access and processing capacity for...

The Louisiana Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Program (LSPPRS) was awarded $4.2 million through January 2024 as a Block Grant by the US 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 help food-related entities respond to COVID-19 and protect workers. Specifically, the LSPPRS will provide funds to eligible Louisiana seafood processing facilities,...