Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) Program

 

PATHH provides direct financial assistance to timber harvesters and/or haulers who experienced a 10 percent or greater gross revenue loss from January 1, 2020 through December 1, 2020 compared to January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019.

Active 10.137 Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Not applicable. The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, Part 116, Section 260 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; or Indian Tribe or Tribal organization who meets all requirements of 7 CFR part 1400. Applicants must have had a share in the eligible commodity. Applicants must have 50 percent or more of its gross revenue derived from timber harvesting and/or timber hauling between January 1 and December 1, 2019 and January 1 and December 1, 2020. Not applicable. Applicants must submit an application and additional required forms, including a 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 PATHH 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 applicants. An initial payment is expected to be made to eligible applicants once applications are processed, and a final payment will be made to eligible applicants once the program signup period has ended. Producers must apply for PATHH by October 15, 2021. 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 PATHH 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. PATHH 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. Assistance will be used by producers and handlers who incurred costs of highly erodible land conservation and wetland certification during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 July 22, 2021 through October 15, 2021. 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 PATHH application. There are no restrictions placed on the time permitted to spend the money awarded. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. Jody Kenworthy
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250 USA
Jody.Kenworthy@usda.gov
Phone: (202) 690-5230 https://www.farmers.gov/ 12-0115-0-1-351 (Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use) FY 22$193,124,775.00; FY 23 est $3,121,459.00; FY 24 est $0.00; FY 21$3,753,764.00; FY 20 Estimate Not Available - A person or legal entity, including joint ventures and general partnerships, cannot receive, directly, payments of more than $125,000 under PATHH. Eligible applicants must have 50 percent or more of its gross revenue derived from timber harvesting and/or timber hauling between January 1 and December 1, 2019 and January 1 and December 1, 2020. Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA). Procedural notices are available in county FSA offices. Not applicable.