The American Rescue Plan: Farms, Food, and Families
From John Bovay April 5th, 2021
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Presented by Dr. John Bovay, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech.
Part of the Virginia Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness webinar series. For more information and to register for additional webinars in the series, please visit: https://aaec.vt.edu/extension/va-sustainable-farms-agribusinesses.html
References / resources:
White House summary of the Act: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/American-Rescue-Plan-Fact-Sheet.pdf
The legislation text: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319/text\#toc-HA2014788068F45DFB8DF03D5E72A...
National Conference of State Legislatures summary: https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/publications-and-resources/american-rescue-plan-act-of-2021.aspx
USDA pandemic assistance programs: https://www.farmers.gov/pandemic-assistance
USDA pandemic assistance press release: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/03/24/after-identifying-gaps-previous-aid-usda-announ...
SBA information on grants for shuttered venue operators: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/shuttered-venue-operators-grant
SBA information on PPP (3 websites): https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program/first...
Virginia Pandemic EBT program: https://www.dss.virginia.gov/benefit/pebt/index.cgi
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