Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation

HVADC FFFA Peer and Hudson Valley Bounty member Local Artisan Bakery in Kingston is in the nominating round for the Chronogrammies. They are in the Best Bakery category and you may nominate them to get to the voting round at https://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/Chronogrammies/Page #localartisanbakery #Chronogram #Chronogrammies

USDA is providing additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for certain agricultural producers whose operations were directly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as updating payments to accurately compensate some producers who already applied for the program. Producers who are now eligible and those who need to modify existing applications due to these updates can contact USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) between Jan. 19 and Feb. 26. Some of these changes are being made to align with the recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 while others are discretionary changes being made in response to ongoing evaluation of CFAP. See information at farmers.gov/cfap.

For restaurants, another grant opportunity: The James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Investment Fund for Black and Indigenous Americans seeks to provide financial resources for food or beverage businesses that are majority-owned by Black or Indigenous individuals. There are three categories of eligible food establishments, and the deadline for application is January 22, 2021. For info: https://jamesbeard.smapply.io//food_and_beverage_investme/

Because the pandemic has hit the restaurant industry so hard, the Raising the NYS Bar Restaurant Recovery Fund is offering reimbursement grants for up to $5,000 to eligible full-service restaurants. Establishments that had to convert to grab-and-go food services due to COVID are also eligible. Applications opened January 11, 2021. For information about eligibility and how to apply go to: https://esd.ny.gov/raising-nys-bar-restaurant-recovery-fund