10.145: Pandemic Assistance Block Grant

10.145

Inactive

Farm Service Agency (FSA) [USDA]

Aug. 9, 2022

Aug. 9, 2022

The Pandemic Assistance Block Grant will help specific regions in the country where the pandemic has created vulnerabilities in the food supply chain and highlighted the importance of supporting critical food processing and packing infrastructure. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act (CARES Act; Pub. L. 116-136) provides funds to address those vulnerabilities.

A - Formula Grants

Grantees may include the following: City or township governments County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) 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 Private institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Special district governments State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

Eligible producer receives the PABG benefit. An eligible producer is a person or legal entity that must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien, a resident alien means “lawful alien” as defined in 7 CFR part 1400; partnership consisting solely of citizens or resident aliens of the United States; or corporation, limited liability corporation, or other farm organizational structure organized under State law consisting solely of citizens or resident aliens of the United States.

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