Food & Farm Worker Relief Grant Program (FFWR)
Funding Amount
$600
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Frontline agriculture workers
- Meatpacking workers
- Eligible Time Period: January 27, 2020 through May 11, 2023
- Workers in the specified industries during the covered time period who incurred costs during the COVID-19 pandemic are potentially eligible for financial relief.
Overview
A USDA-funded program providing one-time payments to eligible workers in agriculture and meatpacking who incurred costs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Award: One-time payment of $600
Program Details:
- USDA distributed approximately $667 million in grant funding to 14 non-profit organizations and tribal entities
- Education and Leadership Foundation is one of the designated distribution organizations
Eligible Industries:
- Frontline agriculture workers
- Meatpacking workers
Eligible Time Period: January 27, 2020 through May 11, 2023
Eligibility: Workers in the specified industries during the covered time period who incurred costs during the COVID-19 pandemic are potentially eligible for financial relief.
Geographic Scope: California (administered through ELF locations)
Contact Information:
- Department: Special Projects
- Phone: (559) 291-5428
- Email: SpecialProjects@Education-Leadership.org
- Main Office: 1308 E Olive Ave. Fresno, CA 93728
- Ashlan Office: 4290 E Ashlan Ave. Fresno, CA 93726
Background: Part of USDA relief efforts to support food and farm workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
How to Apply
How to Apply
- Contact Special Projects Department
- Call: (559) 291-5428
- Email: SpecialProjects@Education-Leadership.org
- Determine Eligibility
- Confirm your work history in eligible industries (frontline agriculture and/or meatpacking)
- Confirm employment dates fall within January 27, 2020 - May 11, 2023
- Submit Application
- Details available through Special Projects department
Required Materials
Not specified in available information. Contact Special Projects department for complete application requirements.
Contact for Application Details
- Phone: (559) 291-5428
- Email: SpecialProjects@Education-Leadership.org
What Education and Leadership Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Education and Leadership Foundation reported $3,783 in grants for 2021 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2020, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2020
- 1
- Total given
- $14K
- Median grant
- $14K
- By dollars: California 100%.
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Hardship
- Agriculture
- Immigration
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