COVID-19 Resources

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This page was most recently updated on December 14, 2021. It should be noted that though many deadlines for opportunities listed have passed, these resources serve as important reference points for future aid and ongoing relief efforts in addition to serving as an archive.

As farmers and communities all across the country continue to deal with the impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, NSAC is collecting resources from members, partners, and allies to help mitigate the challenges facing the food and farm system during this crisis. This page will be updated on an ongoing basis as we learn about new available resources. Click here for NSAC’s response to COVID-19 and list of relevant blog posts.

Resources on This Page

• Money/Direct Aid Grants
• Information/Resource Libraries
• Trainings, Webinars, and Workshops
• Support for Farmers of Color and Indigenous Communities
• Support for Farmworkers
• Support for Other Communities of Food/Farm Stakeholders
  (organic farmers, beginning and veteran farmers, farm-to-institution, food access, farmers markets, etc.)
• Technical Assistance (Food Safety and Produce Handling, etc.)
• USDA, Agency, and Congressional Resources
• State-Specific and Regional Resources

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Money/Direct Aid Grants

• The Bricmont Hardship Assistance Fund – California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) Foundation. Applications re-open Spring 2022. La información para aplicar en Español se puede encontrar aquí

• Pandemic Response and Safety Program Grant – (Closed on November 22, 2021) US Department of Agriculture

• Farmer Relief Fund (Closed on April 23, 2021) – American Farmland Trust

• Emergency Mini-Grants for Livestock and Poultry Farmers (Closed on April 13, 2021) Food Animal Concerns Trust

Information/Resource Libraries

• Local Food Systems Response to COVID-19 Resource Hub – USDA Agriculture Marketing Service, updated November 2021

• Navigating COVID-19 Relief for Farmers (English)  – Comprehensive 5-page guide on federal and state assistance for producers by Farm Aid and their national partners, updated October 2021. The Spanish 5-page guide, in addition to language translations for the previous 4-page guide, can be found below:
  • Spanish
  • Arabic 
  • Bengali
  • Kinyarwanda 
  • Nepali

• COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic – Union of Concerned Scientists, updated October 2021

• Farmers’ Guide to 2021 CFAP Changes– Contract Farmers and Others 3rd Edition – Farmers’ Legal Action Group – Comprehensive informational resource for producers and technical assistance providers, updated September 2021

• RAFI-USA’s COVID-19 Response and Resources – Rural Advancement Foundation International, updated May 2021

• Responding to the Coronavirus- Equitable Food Initiative – Resources and ideas for educating workers and implementing safety measures, updated February 2021

• COVID-19 y agricultores latinos en los EEUU (temas de vídeo: Desafíos Laborales, Familias Primer, Programa de Protección de Cheques de Pago (PPP), y Prestamos para Desastres por Daños de Emergencia frente al coronavirus (EIDL)) – Michigan State University Extension . Última actualición diciembre de 2020

• Resources for Farmers Affected by COVID-19 – Farm Aid, updated April 2020

• Farmers’ Guide to the 2021 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) 1st Edition – Farmer’s Legal Action Group

• COVID-19 Resources – National Young Farmers Coalition, updated April 2020

• ATTRA COVID Response – National Center for Appropriate Technology/ATTRA, updated April 2020

• Covid-19 Resources, Guidance, and Information – Agricultural Justice Project

Support for Farmers of Color and Indigenous Communities

• SBA EIDL Application Process Guide video– Intertribal Agriculture Council – COVID19 EDIL application open until December 31, 2021

• Food & Land Sovereignty Resource List for COVID-19 – Compiled by Soul Fire Farm, Black Farmer Fund, and Northeast Farmers of Color

• COVID-19 Resource Library – Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, updated September 2020

• Northeast BIPOC Farmer Relief Fund – Pasa Sustainable Agriculture – Application closed

• How to Apply for CFAP 2 COVID-19 Aid – National Young Farmer Coalition – Application closed

• Farmers of Color — Apply for COVID Relief – PASA Sustainable Agriculture – Application closed

Support for Farmworkers

• Coronavirus Resources – United Farm Workers

Support for Other Communities of Food/Farm Stakeholders
(organic farmers, beginning and veteran farmers, farm-to-institution, food access, farmers markets, etc.)

• Food Workers Resources – Food Chain Workers Alliance, updated May 2021

• Farmers Markets Respond to COVID-19 — Daily Updates and Announcements – Farmers Market Coalition, updated Spring 2021

• COVID-19 and Institutional Food System – Farm to Institution New England, updated in 2021

• COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – National Farm to School Network, updated July 2020

Technical Assistance (Food Safety and Produce Handling, etc.)

• COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) and Farming – Farm Answers – updated March 2020

USDA, Agency, and Congressional Resources

• Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), updated December 2021

• Rural Development COVID-19 Response – USDA Rural Development, updated June 2021

• COVID-19: Helpful Resources for Food and Agriculture – House Agriculture Committee, updated August 2020

• FNS Response to COVID-19 – Food and Nutrition Service

State-Specific and Regional Resources

Regional/Multi-State:

• Mid-Atlantic:
  • COVID-19 Resources for Farmers – Future Harvest CASA
  • COVID-19 Support for Farmers – FRESHFARM – Updated in 2020

• Midwest:
  • Supporting Known and Grown Farmers – Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) (MO, IL) – Updated August 2020
• Northeast:
  • NESAWG’S COVID-19 Resource Page – Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group – Updated March 2020
• Appalachia:
  • COVID-19 Resources – Central Appalachia Network (TN, KY, VA, WV, OH)

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