The USDA has launched a COVID-19 relief program for farm workers, meat packing workers and frontline grocery employees.
Ag Secretary Vilsack says 700-Million dollars in competitive grant funds through the Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) program will be awarded to state agencies, Tribal entities and non-profit organizations ranging from five-million dollars to 50-million.
Vilsack says the goal is to award up to 600-dollars to workers who not only risked their health to provide food during the pandemic but had financial losses if they or a family member got sick with COVID.
