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5.14.2020
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)

CFAP will provide direct relief to producers who have suffered losses during the 2020 marketing year due to COVID-19. CFAP will provide $16 billion in direct support to agricultural producers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Direct support for farmers and ranchers available via CFAP will include:
  • CFAP will provide direct support based on actual losses for agricultural producers where prices and market supply chains have been impacted.
  • CFAP will assist producers with additional adjustment and marketing costs resulting from lost demand and short-term oversupply for the 2020 marketing year caused by COVID-19. 

USDA evaluated commodity specific losses occurring during the January to April time frame for immediate assistance. In addition, near-term adjustment costs and supply disruptions over the next few months were also evaluated to the extent possible for sectors where prices have declined significantly for additional assistance. 

CFAP is available to farmers regardless of size and market outlet, if they suffered an eligible loss. The disruption to markets and demand is significant and these payments will only cover a portion of the impacts on farmers and ranchers. 
What pork producers should be doing NOW if they plan to apply.

Your local FSA staff will work with you to apply for the program, and through forms that will ask for the following information:
  • Contact
  • Personal, including your Tax Identification Number
  • Farming operating structure
  • Adjusted Gross Income to ensure eligibility
  • Direct deposit to enable payment processing

The following forms will be needed for CFAP; if you are an existing customer, this information is likely on file at your local Service Center.

  • CCC-901 (Also Available in Spanish) – Identifies members of a farm or ranch that is a legal entity. Member Information will be completed by legal entities and joint operations to collect the following:
  • member names, addresses, and Tax Identification Numbers
  • citizenship status
  • CCC-941 (Also Available in Spanish) – Reports your average adjusted gross income for programs where income restrictions apply.
  • CCC-942 – If applicable, this certification reports income from farming, ranching, and forestry, for those exceeding the adjusted gross income limitation.
  • AD-1026 (Also Available in Spanish) – Ensures compliance with highly erodible land conservation and wetland conservation.
  • AD-2047 – Provides basic customer contact information.
  • SF-3881 – Collects your banking information to allow USDA to make payments to you via direct deposit.

If you have not worked with the FSA on payment programs before, it is highly recommended that you start collecting the necessary documents now!

HOW TO APPLY
(THE DATE FOR OPEN APPLICATIONS HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED YET)

  1. Call your local FSA office to initiate the application process. Find yours here.
  2. You will need to complete the application and provide all of the necessary documents outlined above.

When the application date is announced we will send you a follow-up email.