Learn about the USDA Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program

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The USDA has launched the Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant Program to provide funding to food producers, meat processors, and other related industries to respond to coronavirus. A maximum of $20,000 is available with no matching funds required. Applications must be submitted in the program’s online portal by November 22, 2021.

Join WFAN on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 11:00am Eastern/10:00am Central for an in depth look at the application process for PRS. We will detail the eligible applicants, activities, and review the application portal. You can register to attend here.

 

Eligible activities and costs

Implement workplace safety measures to protect workers against COVID-19

  • Provide personal protective equipment, thermometers, cleaning supplies, sanitizer, or hand washing stations
  • Installation and purchase of air filters or new signage
  • Implement market pivots to protect workers against COVID–19

Develop and implement online platforms

  • Utilize online or print materials to communicate market pivots

Retrofitting facilities for worker and consumer safety to protect against COVID–19

  • Installation and purchase of protective barriers made of Plexiglas or plastic sheeting, walk up windows, heat lamps/heaters, fans, tents, propane, weights, tables, chairs and lighting

Provide additional transportation options to maintain social distancing and worker and consumer safety to protect against COVID-19

  • Secure additional transportation services for workers
  • Offer new delivery routes or distribution services

Provide worker housing that protects workers against COVID-19

  • Secure additional housing resources/services to maintain social distancing or to allow for quarantining of new or exposed employees

Provide health services to protect workers against COVID-19

  • Offer or enable vaccinations, testing, or healthcare treatment of infected employees, including any paid leave due to COVID-19 infection.

*Activities outside of the above will not be eligible expenses

Information needed to apply

The application process is very simple, but you will need some information and documents in order to fill out the online portal. Please gather these items prior to starting the application process or attending the webinar.

  • Organization’s DUNS number – one can be obtained for free here
  • Business’ legal address and contact information
  • Industry type
  • Receipts from COVID related expenses as detailed above
  • If you applied for the ISDA Meat Processing Expansion & Development Grant Program in 2020, please have your project budget on hand to evaluate your eligible matching costs
When
November 11th, 2021 10:00 AM