Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1

 

CFAP provides direct financial assistance to producers of eligible agricultural commodities where prices and market supply chains have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Active 10.130 Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Not applicable. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act (CARES Act), Part Pub. L. 116-136, Section Division B, Title I, 15 U.S.C. 714c U.S.C. 5(e) Applicants must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership of citizens of the United States; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law; Indian Tribe or Tribal organization; or foreign person or foreign entity who meets all requirements of 7 CFR part 1400. Applicants must have had a share in the eligible commodity. An average adjusted gross income limit of $900,000 applies unless at least 75 percent of the average AGI was derived from farming, ranching, or forestry related activities. Not applicable. Applicants must submit an application and additional required forms, including an average adjusted gross income statement, and highly erodible land conservation and wetland certification if not already on file with FSA. FSA may request that applicants submit verifiable inventory/production records to substantiate the information on their application. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicants must submit a complete CFAP application to their FSA county office. All required supporting documentation must be submitted to their FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date a producer signs the application. If required documentation is not submitted within the 60 days, the application will not be processed and will not be acted on by USDA. The assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible producers. Payments to eligible producers are expected to be made once applications are processed. USDA will make an initial payment of 80 percent of an eligible 2020 CFAP participant's calculated 2020 CFAP payment. Any additional payment will be made at the Secretary's discretion if funding is available. May 26, 2020 to September 11, 2020 Producers must apply for CFAP by September 11, 2020. All required supporting documentation must be submitted to the applicant's FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date the applicant signs their CFAP application. From 1 to 15 days. From 15 to 30 days. Applicants may request reconsideration of a decision by the decision authority or appeal such decisions to a higher authority including the county and State FSA committees and the National Appeals Division. Appeal regulations in 7 CFR parts 11 and 780 apply. CFAP commodity eligibility and other matters of general applicability that are not in response to, or result from, an individual set of facts in an individual participant's application for payment are not matters that can be appealed. Not applicable. Not applicable. Unrestricted use. Not applicable. Not applicable. If requested, applicants must submit documentation to verify the information certified on their application. Applicants must retain documentation in support of the application for 3 years after the date of approval. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The application period will be May 26, 2020 through September 11, 2020. All required supporting documentation must be submitted to the applicant's FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date the applicant signs their CFAP application. There are no restrictions placed on the time permitted to spend the money awarded. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. Kimberly Graham
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250 USA
kimberly.graham@usda.gov
Phone: 202-720-6825 https://www.farmers.gov/ 12-0115-0-1-351 (Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $0.00; FY 24 FY 21$350,000,000.00; FY 20$11,493,595,685.00; FY 19 Estimate Not Available - Producers are subject to a $250,000 payment limitation. A corporate entity (corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership) may receive more than $250,000 in CFAP payments if the applicant, under penalty of perjury, certifies that two or three owners of the corporate entity each provide at least 400 hours of active personal management or personal active labor. The corporate entity may be eligible to receive up to $500,000 if two owners provide active personal labor or management, or up to $750,000 if three or more owners provide active personal labor or management. 7 CFR part 9. Procedural handbooks are available in county FSA offices. Not applicable.