On September 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Pasa Sustainable Agriculture has been awarded a USDA Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities grant with an approximate funding ceiling of $55,000,000 to bring together 20 farming and agroforestry organizations serving over 20,000 small to mid-scale and underserved farmers who are uniquely impacted by climate change.
The project will include soil health and financial benchmark community science projects; peer-to-peer learning and support; expanded implementation of climate-smart practices; carbon benefits calculation and verification; and income stream innovations that result in increased sales from farms and forest lands that use and promote climate-smart practices.
Additional details to come. If you would like to receive updates about Pasa Sustainable Agriculture — including its USDA Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities project — please subscribe to our newsletter. For media inquiries, contact Lara Petorak at communications@pasafarming.org or 814.349.9856 x745.
On October 4, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Pasa Sustainable Agriculture has been awarded a Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) Grant in the amount of $34,637,242. The program, which is administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), will use funding to provide relief to farmworkers and meatpacking workers who incurred pandemic-related health and safety costs. Pasa is one of 15 organizations that have been awarded an FFWR Grant.
Pasa is preparing systems so that eligible farmworkers and meatpacking workers may apply to receive $600 relief payments starting in March 2023. If you are a worker seeking a relief payment, please check the AMS FFWR webpage regularly for updates. Workers must provide valid proof of ID and employment to receive a payment.
The relief provided through this program is intended to defray costs for reasonable and necessary personal, family, or living expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as costs for personal protective equipment (PPE), dependent care, and expenses associated with quarantines and testing related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additional details to come. If you would like to receive updates about Pasa Sustainable Agriculture — including its role in distributing COVID-19 pandemic relief payments to farmworkers and meatpacking workers — please subscribe to our newsletter. For media inquiries, contact Lara Petorak at communications@pasafarming.org or 814.349.9856 x745.
