CFAP Direct Support sign up begins May 26

May. 20, 2020
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By:Peggy Kirk Hall, Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Law Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

News from the Farm Office

We've been anxiously waiting for details on additional financial support to farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).  Those details finally arrived yesterday, when the USDA announced its Final Rule for CFAP's Direct Support to Farmers and Ranchers Program, which will allocate $16 billion in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Commodity Credit Corporation. 

The Farm Office team has digested the Final Rule and written an explanation in our latest news bulletin here:   Sign up for USDA-CFAP Direct Support to Begin May 26, 2020.  The news bulletin provides details on:

  • Eligibility requirements for producers
  • Eligible commodities
  • Payment limitations
  • Application and timeline
  • Payment calculations, including examples of how to calculate payments

The Farm Office team will also host a webinar about Ohio's CFAP sign up process soon.  Be sure to check our Farm Office Live page for further information about the webinar.

The Final Rule and additional information on CFAP are available on USDA's CFAP website.