The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2), which was introduced during the Trump Administration is reopened for farmers. The program was reintroduced on April 5th and is available for people to apply or modify their applications for 60 days from the reintroduction date.
CFAP Updates Farmers Need to Know:
- A supplemental CFAP 2 payment of $20 per acre for farmers of eligible flat-rate crops will add up to over $4.5 billion to more than 560,000 producers.
- An increase in CFAP 1 payments for cattle and it’ll end up totaling over $1.1 billion for more than 410,000 farmers.
- USDA will process eligible payments for CFAP Additional Assistance (CFAP-AA), will make final choices and small adjustments on applications, and start processing payments for some of the filed applications for the program.
- The department also said they would be earmarking at least $6 billion for new programs using money from the Consolidated Appropriations Act. (No word on how the $6 billion will be specifically used.)
- USDA set aside $2 million to help socially disadvantaged farmers.
- Lastly, back in January, they said that $2.3 billion in supplemental CFAP payments would be frozen.
- “In accordance with the White House memo, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, USDA has suspended the process and payments under the CFAP-AA and has halted implementation until further notice. FSA local offices will continue to accept applications during the evaluation period” – A Notice on the USDA CFAP page.
To apply for CFAP 2, click here.
