Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program
The summary for the Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program: The Farm and Food Workers Relief grant program provides financial support to eligible entities (i.e., State agencies, Tribal entities, and non-profit organizations) to deliver relief in the form of $600 flat-rate payments to eligible farmworkers, meatpacking workers, and grocery store workers who incurred expenses preparing for preventing exposure to, and responding to, the COVID-19 pandemic. This relief is intended to defray costs for reasonable and necessary personal, family, or living expenses such as, but not limited to: costs for personal protective equipment (PPE), expenses associated with quarantines and testing, and dependent care.
| Federal Grant Title: | Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-FFWR-G-21-0013 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.181 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | March 10th, 2022 |
| Original Application Deadline: | March 10th, 2022 |
| Posted Date: | November 10th, 2021 |
| Creation Date: | November 10th, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | April 9th, 2022 |
| Total Program Funding: | $665,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $50,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 40 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | January 13th, 2022 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligible entities are State agencies, Tribal entities, or nonprofits with State or IRS 501 (c) status, where no part of the organization's or institution's net earnings inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, that have experience in providing support or relief services to farmworkers, meatpacking workers, or grocery store workers.Eligible entities must be domestic entities owned, operated, and located within the geographic area of the United States, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.All eligible entities must demonstrate that they have experience in providing support or relief services to farmworkers, meatpacking workers, or grocery store workers. Examples include, but are not limited to:• Providing personal protective equipment such as masks to such workers,• Hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic or outreach campaign, or• Providing financial support to such workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Matt Russell
USDA AMS Grants Division
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