Source: NCDA&CS, 9/18/20

Additional direct assistance to farmers that was rolled out today.  Up to $14 billion will be available for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2)and the program will include additional commodities like tobacco, hemp and Christmas Trees that were not previously eligible in CFAP 1.    Sign-up will begin next Monday, 9/21/20, and will last until December 11, 2020.  A producer webinar will be held on 9/24/20.  More information, and the link to register for the webinar, can be found in the USDA AMS release at the bottom of this email. 

Please visit these links for more helpful information:

CFAP 2 FAQ (includes information on payment limits, AGI, and eligibility)

Eligible and Ineligible Commodities

Hemp information can be found under the Row Crop tab on the farmers.gov/cfap website, and turkeys are eligible under the Specialty Livestock category. If you have any questions after looking through the additional information, please let us know.