Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
PARP provides direct financial support for eligible producers of agricultural commodities who suffered an eligible revenue loss in calendar year 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Federally Recognized Tribal Government
- Unrestricted by Entity Type
- Unrestricted by Individual Type
Applicants must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership of citizens of the United States; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law; Indian Tribe or Tribal organization; or foreign person or foreign entity who meets all requirements of 7 CFR part 1400. A person or legal entity, other than a joint venture or general partnership, is ineligible for payments if the person’s or legal entity’s average adjusted gross income (AGI) for the 2016, 2017, and 2018 tax years is more than $900,000, unless the person or legal entity’s AGI for 2020 is $900,000 or less. With respect to joint ventures and general partnerships, this AGI provision will be applied to each member of the joint venture and general partnership.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
The assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible producers. Payments to eligible producers are expected to be made after program sign up has concluded. Payments will be prorated if total calculated payments exceed the amount of funding available.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 60 to 90 days
- Appeal: From 15 to 30 days
Program details & compliance
Description
PARP uses funding authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA; Pub. L. 116-260), which provides funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing support for agricultural producers, growers, and processors impacted by coronavirus. PARP provides direct financial support for eligible producers of agricultural commodities who suffered an eligible revenue loss in calendar year 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PARP is intended to address gaps in previous pandemic assistance, which was targeted at price loss or lack of market access, rather than overall revenue losses. To be eligible for PARP, a producer must have been in the business of farming during at least part of the 2020 calendar year and had at least a 15 percent decrease in allowable gross revenue for the 2020 calendar year, as compared to the 2018 or 2019 calendar year. New producers who did not have allowable revenue in 2018 and 2019 may apply based on their expected 2020 allowable revenue, as set forth in the program regulations.
Mission Categories
Primary: Production and Operation
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Unrestricted use. Assistance will be used by producers who suffered eligible revenue losses in calendar year 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Required Documentation
Applicants must submit an application and additional required forms, including an average adjusted gross income statement and highly erodible land conservation and wetland certification, if not already on file with FSA. Underserved producers (which includes socially disadvantaged, limited resource, beginning, and veteran farmer or ranchers) must certify their status using form CCC-860 if not already on file in order to receive a payment calculated at the higher rate for those producers. Eligibility documentation must be submitted within 60 days of the PARP application deadline. FSA may request that applicants submit additional records to substantiate the information on their application. Those records must be submitted within 30 days of the request.