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UMOS receives $56.9 million grant to help 75,000 agricultural workers; including
14,000 in Wisconsin. $600 checks for each.





UMOS RECEIVES $56.9 MILLION GRANT TO HELP 75,000 AGRICULTURAL WORKERS; INCLUDING
14,000 IN WISCONSIN. $600 CHECKS FOR EACH.

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Ricardo Torres   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


Milwaukee-based UMOS has been given a grant worth nearly $56.9 million from the
United States Department of Agriculture to assist roughly 75,000 farm workers
and meatpackers nationwide, including more than 14,000 in Wisconsin.  



The grant includes a one-time payment of $600 to be paid to more than 75,000
eligible applicants nationwide within a two-year period, according to the
announcement made Friday.  

“We applaud USDA for appropriating direct relief payments for eligible frontline
farmworkers, meatpackers, and grocery workers to help defray costs associated
with previous or on-going purchases of personal protective equipment and other
expenses incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic such as testing, quarantining,
vaccinations, childcare costs and other reasonable and necessary personal,
family and or living expenses,” said Lupe Martinez, president and CEO of UMOS. 

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Farm workers or meatpackers who made at least $1 in agricultural work, along
with having the proper identification, are eligible to apply.  



“USDA is committed not only to acknowledging the work of our nation’s essential
agricultural and food workers, but also ensuring they are not left out of
opportunities for relief from the effects of the pandemic,” USDA Secretary Tom
Vilsack said. “The grant recipients being announced today will help us provide
relief payments to workers across the country who kept food moving to our
families during an especially challenging time.” 



Aside from Wisconsin, UMOS delivers services directly to workers in Illinois,
Oklahoma, Minnesota, Missouri, and Texas. The organization also plans to partner
with other non-profit organizations in Florida, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas,
Iowa, Indiana, and Nebraska to identify eligible workers and assist with the
application process. 

“We are especially happy to see frontline agricultural workers recognized for
their contributions to the nation’s workforce and the food supply chain,”
Martinez said. “Oftentimes they are overlooked in federal agricultural relief
efforts.” 



UMOS and its partners plan to outreach to employers of farm workers and
meatpacking workers, accept and process applications, collect verification,
determine eligibility, and issue payments.  

UMOS says it plans to “maintain strong financial controls to ensure funds get
into the hands of eligible workers and will use an elaborate database system to
avoid payment duplication for those who migrant and work throughout several
states.” 

For more information on the Farm and Food Workers Relief Program and eligibility
requirements call UMOS at 833-758-2004. 

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