Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency administers the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFDA 10.132), which provides direct financial assistance to producers of eligible agricultural commodities experiencing ongoing market disruptions, low farm-level prices, and significant marketing costs due to COVID-19. The application period remains open with a deadline to be announced by FSA; supporting documentation must be submitted to the applicant's FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date the applicant signs their CFAP 2 application.

CFAP 2 funds the purchase of materials and facilities required for production and marketing of agricultural commodities, the removal or disposal of surplus agricultural commodities, and the development of new markets and marketing facilities. Recipients face no restrictions on how they spend awarded funds. The program serves U.S. citizens, resident aliens, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, and foreign entities meeting 7 CFR part 1400 requirements. Applicants must have had a share in an eligible commodity and are subject to an average adjusted gross income limit of $900,000 unless at least 75 percent of their average AGI derived from farming, ranching, or forestry activities. Applicants must retain supporting documentation for three years after approval and may appeal FSA decisions through county and state FSA committees and the National Appeals Division.

The source provides no recent grant awards or portfolio data for CFAP 2 itself, indicating the program operates as a direct-payment assistance mechanism rather than a competitive grants program with published award history. A separately posted FSA outreach opportunity (USDA-FSA-MULTI-21-NOFO0001104, due May 5, 2021) sought Cooperative Agreements from higher-education institutions, tribal governments, and nonprofits to expand outreach and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers on FSA programs, but this represents FSA's supporting infrastructure funding, not CFAP 2 assistance itself. Organizations interested in agricultural commodity support during COVID-19 disruption should contact their local FSA county office for current application status and eligible-commodity lists; business-development pursuit of CFAP 2 is contingent on client eligibility as an agricultural producer rather than a service provider.