The FDA is sharing a grant opportunity for eligible FDA-regulated food producers, processors, and growers. The USDA’s Pandemic Response and Safety Grants cover COVID-19-related expenses such as workplace safety measures such as personal protective equipment, retrofitting facilities for worker and consumer safety, shifting to online sales platforms, transportation, worker housing, and medical costs.
Approximately $650 million in funding is available for the PRS grants that are funded by the Pandemic Assistance provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
Apply by November 22.
- How to Apply - USDA’s Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program - YouTube
- Eligibility - USDA’s Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program - YouTube
DUNS Number Registration - USDA’s Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program - YouTube
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