COVID-19-Farming Update: What We Know About the $900B Relief Bill

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— Written By Mark Hoffmann and last updated by Brandon Hopper

Although the bill is back on the floor of the US congress, here is what is in it for farmers and agriculture businesses:

Relief Bill

In total $13 billion for agriculture
$1.5 billion for distribution similar to food box programs.
$100 million for the Local Agriculture Market Program
Much more: see links below:
- Congress Reaches Last-Minute Deal on $900 Billion COVID-19 Stimulus The $900 billion package includes a number of important provisions for small- and mid-scale farms, farmers markets, and other local and regional food businesses impacted by the pandemic.
- What’s In the New COVID-19 Relief Package for Agriculture? The package provides an estimated $13 billion directly to agricultural programs, with $300 million allocated to the Commerce Department for assistance to fisheries.
- COVID Package Includes Relief for Agriculture

RAFI-USA Announces an Expanded Second Round of Grants from its Farmers of Color Infrastructure Grants Fund: Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) is pleased to announce the second round of grants from its Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure Fund. The program provides grants of up to $10,000 to farmers for projects to increase farm viability, support farmers’ local food economies, and preserve traditional farming practices.

North Carolina (12:07 p.m. EST): 494,511 confirmed positive/ 6,360 deaths

USA: (7:33 p.m. EST): 18,455,656 positive/ 326,088 deaths

World (12:33 p.m. EST): 78,623,752 positive/ 1,729,166 deaths

This post was created by Rania Hassan and Mark Hoffmann