FARM AND FOOD WORKERS

RELIEF PROGRAM

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USDA's Farm and Food Workers Relief Program (FFWR) provides a one-time, $600 payment for expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you were a frontline worker in USDA approved farming and meatpacking activities during the pandemic period, you may qualify.

Who is eligible to apply?

What is needed to apply?

Eligible beneficiaries are Frontline workers engaged in farming and meatpacking activities between January 27, 2020 and May 11, 2023.

All eligible workers, regardless of immigration status, may apply to the FFWR program.

Workers will need to provide sufficient proof of employment at a food processing facility, meatpacking facility or farm.

Examples of Proof of Employment Documentation:

W-2 Tax Form
Paystub
H2A Visa / H2B Visa
Employer Verification Form/Letter/Contract

Workers must also submit sufficient proof of identity when requesting funds.

Examples of Proof of Identity Documents:

Consular or Government Issued Identification (any country)
Non-Photo Identification: Two forms of other documentation with individual’s name
H2A Visa/ H2B Visa
Employer Issued Identification
Any other photo identification
*Expired Identifications are acceptable

We’re Here to Help

Please reach out to the contacts below based on your location.

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Texas

Greene, Sumter, Picken, Hale, Marengo, Choctaw, Perry, Dallas, Washington, Mobile, Monroe, Wilcox

Barbour, Bullock, Dale, Picken

Santa Barbara, Ventura, Monterey

Lake, Putnam, Volusia

Miami-Dade

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Jackson

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Wilson, Nash, Edgecomb, Johnston, Harnett, Green, Bertie

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Chesterfield, Lexington

Matagorda

Alabama State Association of Cooperatives

Cottage House, Inc.

Campesinos Unidos de California

Latino Farmers of the Southeast

Grupo Amor

Kansas Black Farmers Association

American Indian Mothers, Inc.

Compañeras Campesinas

Operation Spring Plant

Compañeras Campesinas