Farm and Food Workers Relief Program

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Note: The application is closed. All submitted applications have been reviewed.

Beginning March 1, 2023, frontline farm workers and meatpacking workers who incurred expenses preparing for, preventing exposure to, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic could apply for a one-time $600 relief payment through this website, which is administered by Pasa Sustainable Agriculture.

Pasa Sustainable Agriculture is one of 14 organizations and one tribal entity that worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to distribute one-time $600 relief payments through the Farm and Food Workers Relief Program.

Eligible frontline farm workers and meatpacking workers from the following 14 states could apply for a relief payment through this website: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.

Applicants outside of these states were eligible to apply for relief payments through other organizations. Click here to find organizations selected to distribute FFWR relief payments in your region.

Additional information:

• Relief payments remained available until funds were exhausted.
• There was no cost to apply.
• Relief payments are not a loan and payment recipients will not be taxed.
• Immigration status is not one of the eligibility criteria.
• Applicant information is confidential. It will not be shared with the USDA nor any other state or federal agency.
• Only one relief payment can be issued to an eligible beneficiary. Applying for a relief payment through more than one location or organization will result in significant payment delays.

Beware of fraud

This application is closed. Beware of organizations trying to pose as Pasa Sustainable Agriculture or other official FFWR administrators.

To protect yourself from scams and fraud, please review the following information.

• You do not have to go to a notary to apply for the USDA Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) program. Only organizations designated by the USDA may process your application. Click here to see the list of organizations selected to distribute FFWR relief payments in your region.

Note: Application periods may begin at different times depending on which organization you are applying through. Relief payments may not be made available at the same time throughout the country.

• There is no cost to apply. It’s free to apply to the FFWR program. Application assistance is also free.

• Never provide personal information to organizations that have not been approved by the USDA to distribute FFWR relief funds. This includes personal documents or any other form of identification. Click here to see the list of organizations selected to distribute FFWR relief payments in your region.