AM22FFWCA0005

UFW Foundation

THE PURPOSE OF THE UFW FOUNDATION S PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE 600 DISASTER RELIEF PAYMENTS TO 144,943ELIGIBLE FARM WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES FOR PANDEMIC SAFETY RELATED EXPENSES AND OTHERCOSTS INCURRED DUE TO COVID 19. AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION, THE UFW FOUNDATION WILL COORDINATE EFFORTSWITH 7 SUBRECIPIENTS COMPRISED OF THE UFW, PCUN, CIERTO, NC FIELD, FARMWORKER ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA,MICHIGAN ADVOCACY PROGRAM AND BIENESTER. NOTABLY, THIS COLLABORATIVE HAS EXPERIENCE PROVIDING ON THEGROUNDDISASTER RELIEF SERVICES TO FARM WORKERS IN WASHINGTON, OREGON, CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEW YORK,NORTH CAROLINA, MICHIGAN AND GEORGIA. THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TARGETING HARD TOREACHRURAL AREAS AS WELL AS DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS TO INFORM FARM WORKERS ABOUT THE PROJECT.THE UFW FOUNDATION WILL UTILIZE THREE STRATEGIES WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS TESTED AND IMPLEMENTEDSINCE 2020 TO PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF TO ELIGIBLE FARM WORKERS 1) ELIGIBLE FARM WORKERS CALL THE UFWF CALLCENTER OR SUBRECIPIENTS HOTLINE FOR INITIAL INTAKE AND PROCESSING OF RELIEF PAYMENTS MAILED BY THE PREPAIDCARD VENDOR TO APPROVED BENEFICIARIES 2) ON THE GROUND INTAKES FOLLOWED BY CARD DISTRIBUTION AT ALATER DATE BY SUBRECIPIENTS DUE TO APPROVAL AND ORDERING PROTOCOLS, CARDS CANNOT BE ISSUED AT THE TIMEOF INTAKE, AND 3) ONLINE SELF REGISTRATION BY FARM WORKERS THAT WILL RECEIVE PAYMENTS ONCE APPROVED BYTHE ORGANIZATION AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE PRE PAID CARD VENDOR. DURING THE COURSE OF THE GRANT PERIOD, THEUFW FOUNDATION WILL IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES THAT MIGHT ARISE. ADDITIONALLY, THEORGANIZATION WILL MONITOR THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE FARM WORKERS RECEIVING RELIEF PAYMENTS.

10.181 - Agricultural Worker Pandemic Relief and Protection Program

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) [USDA]

California United States

State-Wide

Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program (USDA-AMS-TM-FFWR-G-21-0013)