The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a new grant program to help farmworkers, meatpacking workers and front-line grocery workers with pandemic-related health and safety costs, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said.
The $700 million in competitive grant funding will be available through the Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) grant program. Additionally, $20 million of the funding is set aside to fund at least one pilot program to support grocery workers.