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This is a short webinar today at 4 that explains financial support available to farmers and food producers through the CARE act, federal support.

Also as I shared yesterday in the listserv, the link to an excellent booklet to guide one through the process. Here it is: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/itfconsults.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=fc7b5b1b664394180c3cd5e814ba81b4&i=860A934A4A4995__;!!HXCxUKc!j4zbwhvU2oq3JSd7LjDR1aYySHDhvtH86VgnzEi8KXada1hrVCAg4z2QePunAA$


In response to requests for guidance on helping food and farm businesses navigate the CARES Act financial assistance programs, the Wallace Center<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.wallacecenter.org/__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJw6rVJf1w$> is hosting an informal briefing Wednesday April 8 at 4pm EST. This call is intended for Technical Assistance providers, support organizations, and other advocates who are assisting small to midsize farmers and food enterprises primarily working in local and regional value chains to access emergency assistance.

What: Rapid Response Briefing: Helping Food and Farm Businesses Navigate CARES Act Financial Assistance Programs

When:  Wednesday April 8th at 4pm EST

Where: Zoom<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/zoom.us/meeting/register/uZYtdOyvqzkpc8EgYMPvBZoOrscYmcfaJw__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJzF2H5TIg$>

As organizations across the country mobilize to address the unprecedented financial hardships that farm and food businesses are faced with due to Coronavirus, many are wondering if and how the $360 billion in forgivable loan programs authorized under the  Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sustainableagriculture.net/blog/closer-look-farmer-relief-senate-pandemic-package/__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJy_BRmZXA$> can help. The Payroll Protection Program<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program-ppp__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJwpgvJbRw$> and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/economic-injury-disaster-loan-emergency-advance__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJxWKFgKHg$> Program are designed to give immediate financial relief to businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the administration of these programs is starting in real time, with new information coming out daily, and confusion remains<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sustainableagriculture.net/blog/confusion-remains-over-sba-assistance-farmers/__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJyVp3ze-A$> over if and how these SBA Assistance Programs can help farms and food businesses.

In response to the many questions arising about who is eligible for these programs, how to help food and farm businesses access this financial assistance, and how to advocate for the equitable and accessible delivery of this financial assistance, the Wallace Center<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.wallacecenter.org/__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJw6rVJf1w$> will host a Zoom call on Wednesday, April 8th at 4pm EST. During this informal brief, speakers Yolanda Stokes, Jeff Salzer, Aleta Botts, Todd Erling, and Wes King will:

  1.  Go over the most up-to-date information on the financial programs authorized by the CARES act,
  2.  Discuss strategies for providing the best guidance and support to farms and food businesses in navigating and accessing these programs,
  3.  Provide opportunities for how you can take direct action<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdY1fwmPSjLS5WuHQpnZAlPkH6lGbnp5YMr2C1oIPA6uvfNuA/viewform__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJyLtlf1tw$> to advocate that USDA ensures that aid is distributed equitably, reaches farmers selling into local and regional markets, and is delivered in a simple and accessible manner, and
  4.  Answer your questions on this rapidly evolving and dynamic situation.

Please register for the briefing here.<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/zoom.us/meeting/register/uZYtdOyvqzkpc8EgYMPvBZoOrscYmcfaJw__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJzF2H5TIg$> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. You will automatically be added to a waiting room after which our staff will admit you to the meeting.

Note that due to heightened security risks on Zoom, this meeting will be password protected.

Speakers:

Yolanda Stokes, Office of Disaster Assistance, Small Business Administration

Jeff Salzer, Northwest Arkansas District Office, Small Business Administration

Aleta Botts - Executive Director, Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.kcard.info/__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJycB5jlQA$>

Todd Erling Executive Director, Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corp.<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.hvadc.org/__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJxbBXvLtg$>

Wes King – Senior Policy Specialist, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sustainableagriculture.net/__;!!HXCxUKc!liNB-sXfqBr07AxK98xz80oZCV0kvMA1f3ncrMCASTxpekPRZhCarJzUsb9_og$>

Moderated by Susan Lightfoot Schempf, Associate Director, Wallace Center




























































































































































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