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USDA announces additional pandemic aid to ag producers and businesses
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USDA announces additional pandemic aid for producers and businesses
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USDA Announces How $330M in COVID-19 Pandemic Aid Will be Used for More Producers and Businesses
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On Tuesday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it is allocating $330 million to help agricultural producers and other businesses in the food supply chain bounce back after they were financially impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding is part of the departments’ USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers, an initiative announced in March.
Most of the funds will go towards existing programs, including $169.9 million for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, split into $72.9 million for the annual Farm Bill funding and $97 million for emergency funding for farmers, food businesses, organizations who assist farmworkers or other supply chain entities. The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) will reportedly receive $75 million, which will help address food insecurity. About $80 million will be given to cotton producers,
(NAFB) – The Department of Agriculture this week announced the availability of more than $330 million as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program.
The funding includes $169.9 million for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, $75 million for Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program grantees and approximately $80 million in payments to domestic users of upland and extra-long staple cotton. The funding will aid in developing new markets for U.S. agricultural products, expand the specialty crop food sector, and the purchase of fruits and vegetables by low-income consumers.
USDA also announced plans for the Dairy Donation Program as established in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. USDA launched the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative in March with $6.5 billion in available funding to address shortfalls and disparities in how assistance was distributed in previous COVID-19 assistance packages, with a specific focus on strengthening outreach to under
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