The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and PennAg Industries today
announced that $280,000 is available to Pennsylvania’s poultry, swine,
lamb, goat, and sheep processors to reimburse costs associated with the
purchase of personal protective equipment for their workforce through
the Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence, a result of Governor
Tom Wolf’s 2019 Pennsylvania Farm Bill.
The PPE Reimbursement Program is available to any processor or support
service of poultry, swine, lamb, goats, and sheep impacted in
Pennsylvania that’s had a need to purchase PPE to protect their
workforce from COVID-19 between Feb. 19, 2020 and May 18, 2020 and can
produce a paid receipt for the product.
Applicants can receive up to
$16,000 in the following three categories:
• Up to $1,000 for bilingual training materials and signage;
• Up to $5,000 for prevention and surveillance tools (such as thermometers);
• Up to $10,000 for PPE and sanitation/cleaning materials (including
masks, coveralls, gloves, face shields, hand sanitizer, cleaning
products).
Producers interested in applying for reimbursement should complete the
application,
https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Documents/PPE%20Reimbursement%20form.pdf,
and submit it, along with copies of receipts, to the Center for Poultry
and Livestock Excellence at
pennag@pennag.com. Questions about the
program or application should be directed to Jennifer Reed-Harry at
jrharry@pennag.com. Funding is available on a first-come, first-serve
basis until June 12, 2020, or until funds are exhausted.
For a complete list of guidance documents and information as it relates
to agriculture during COVID-19 mitigation in Pennsylvania visit
agriculture.pa.gov/COVID.
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