Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Overview for Specialty Crops• In April 2020, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

announced the CFAP as part of its plan to implement funding provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CFAP includes $2.1 billion for direct payments to specialty crop producers.

• CFAP provides direct support based on losses for agriculture producers where prices and market supply chains have been significantly impacted and will assist eligible producers facing additional adjustment and marketing costs resulting from lost demand and short-term oversupply caused by COVID-19.

• USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) administer the CFAP program.

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

Last updated June 2, 2020

Sandra Becker, Program SpecialistNavdeep Dhillon, Farm Programs Chief

Connie Conway, State Executive Director

Today’s discussion

• What is CFAP?• Eligibility and Payments• Forms and Documents• How producers apply

Coronavirus Food Assistance ProgramGoal: Relief for a producer’s operations impacted by COVID-19

Provides direct payments to producers of eligible commodities• Addresses price declines and supply

chain disruptions• Partial compensation• 80% of eligible payment now

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

• CFAP sign up runs from May 26, 2020 -August 28, 2020

• Producers must submit all eligibility forms within 60 days of signed application

• Producers apply to their local FSA office• Producers self-certify to their losses but

should have documentation available

EligibilityEligible producers:• Must have ownership risk of identified commodities that

suffered a 5% or greater national price loss as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic or had substantial marketing costs of inventories

• AGI of 900K or less (average of 2016, 2017 & 2018); UNLESS 75% or more from agriculture

• Note: IC-DISC is included as income

• Producers must own or share in the risk of the covered commodity

• Crop subject to price risk as of January 15• Co-op producers are eligible too!

Three Possible Categories

1. Sold (between Jan. 15 – Apr. 15)

2. Delivered but not paid

3. Unharvested and/ or undelivered

Sold

A firm price agreed to on or after Jan. 15 and on or before Apr. 15

Payment has been received or a dependable expectation of payment exists

Includes all uses for which payment was received (FH, PR, feed, etc)

Delivered but not paid

Crop is no longer on the farm as of April 15th

Payment has not been received and no expectation of future payment exists

Stored commodities that will be sold in the future are not currently eligible

Unharvested and/ or UndeliveredAt full maturity and left on the tree or farm stored or dumped as of April 15.

No reasonable expectation of harvesting or selling in the future

Donations where recipient picks up fruit on the farm are eligible in this category

Eligible Categories for Almonds

SOLDPer pound

DELIVERED BUT NOT PAIDPer pound

UNHARVESTED / UNDELIVERED

Per acre

ALMONDS .26 .57 $237.60

Bucket #1 Bucket #2 Bucket #3

Ineligible Situations

• Any crop in storage as of April 15, 2020 that will be sold at some point in the future, regardless of price (#2)

• Any 2020 crop not yet harvested (#3)

(not an all-inclusive list)

Additional commodities/ Categories to be considered for CFAPNotice of Funding Availability (NOFA) requests info from stakeholders and producers on other commodities by June 22, 2020• Seeks producer data on any commodity not

currently eligible for CFAP

www.farmers.gov\cfap

CFAP Payments• Applications will be processed on a rolling basis (i.e.

not first come first served).• Are being made to offset producers' losses.• Do not come with stipulations.• Will not be withheld to satisfy prior USDA debts.

Note: This is not a loan program and payments do not have to be repaid (unless there has been an error or fraud) There is no fee to apply for this program.

Forms & DocumentationWhen applying, farmers may need to complete the following forms:• CFAP Application – AD-3114 (automatically generated from the payment

calculator)• Member Information – CCC-902• Adjusted Gross Income – CCC-941• Income from Farming (75% Rule) – CCC-942• Highly Erodible Land / Wetlands – AD-1026• Customer Information – AD-2047• Direct Deposit – SF-3881

A CFAP Payment Calculator is available to assist with the CFAPapplication process.

Forms & Documentation cont.Gathering the following types of documents and information will help producers fill out their application.

• Sales Records

• Quantity of crops unsold

• Quantity of crops delivered but not paid

• Acres of crops unharvested or will not be sold

CFAP Application - AD 3114

#1 State = CA

#2 Program Year = 2020

#3 County

#4 Application Number = blank

Part A –Review Producer Certifications

CFAP Application - AD 3114

Part B – Complete – Name & Address

Part C & D – Do Not Complete. This is for Dairy and non specialty crops (grains)

CFAP Application - AD 3114

Part E & F – Do Not Complete. This is for Livestock and Value Loss Crops

CFAP Application - AD 3114

#30 – name of crop#31 – unit of measure – tons, pounds, etc. (if lug, container, etc – must specify pounds per)

Part G – Specialty Crops. Almond Producers will complete this section

#32 – amount of sold production#33 – amount delivered but not expected to be paid#34 – amount unharvested or still on farm as of Apr. 15

CFAP Application - AD 3114

• Part H – List names of members in corp, LLC or LP for increased payment limitation up to 750K (250K each)

• Part I – Applicant will sign, enter their title & date• Part J – COC action for approval/ disapproval

Part H -Complete

Part I -Complete

Part J –DO NOTComplete

Contacting the County Office

• Producers should contact their local county office for questions or remote appointments https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app

• Email the following information• Full name (if entity, name of all members)• Contact information, both phone and email• Amount of production sold 1/15 - 4/15

Note: If you have made prior contact or left aPhone message or email, please be patient.

Central CFAP Call Center

• Alternatively, FSA Producers may call: 877-508-8364• Program questions, work one-on-one with an FSA

employee to complete application

In Conclusion• Visit: www.farmers.gov/cfap

• Video of payment calculator available• Download application• Further program information

• Utilize call center for questions & email info for local office: 877-508-8364

• Take advantage of mail/ email applications & interactions

• Submit information through NOFA process for unlisted crops to be considered

Thank you!

Connie Conway, State Executive DirectorNavdeep Dhillon, Farm Programs Chief

Sandra Becker, Program Specialist

Almond Factsheet being finalized; to be posted on ABC/AAC websites

• To be updated with commonly asked questions

• Final due date: August 28, 2020

• For questions:− ABC: Bunnie Ibrahim

(209) 343-3228− AAC: Elaine Trevino

(209) 300-7140