Purpose of the Proposed Project National Alianza Relief Support for Vulnerable Essentialworkers Is to Deliver…

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The Purpose of the Proposed Project National Alianza Relief Support for Vulnerable Essentialworkers Is to Deliver Relief in the Form of 600 Flat Rate Payments to 69,249 Eligible Farm Andmeatpacking Workers Who Incurred Expenses Preparing for, Preventing Exposure to, and Responding to Thecovid 19 Pandemic. The Workers All Fall Within One or More of the Worker Occupations Listed as Eligiblebeneficiaries by the Federal Government S Standard Occupation Classification System. The Project, Led Bya National Organization, Will Target Workers in 15 States Where the 15 Project Partners Have Longestablished Ties with Food and Farm Worker Communities (Al,az, Ca,de, FL, in, KS, MD, MI, NC, Ny,or, SC, TX, Wi). This Relief Is Intended to Defray Costs for Reasonable and Necessary Personal, Family, Orliving Expenses, Including Costs for Personal Protective Equipment (Ppe), Expenses Associated Withquarantines and Testing, and Dependent Care. The Project Will Be Implemented by Alianza Nacional Decampesinas, the Lead Agency, and Four of Its Member Organizations Campesinos Sin Fronteras, Liderescampesinas, Rural Coalition (a National Organization, with 10 Subpartners), Workers Center of Centralnew York, All of Whom Are Community Based, Have Worked Together for Many Years, and Who All Havebuilt Strong Working Relationships with a Multiplicity of Stakeholders in Their Respective States, Including Community Based Organizations, Farms, Nurseries, Ranches, Places of Worship, Civil Rights Organizations,schools, Recreation Programs, Universities, Health Clinics, Health Departments, Businesses, Federal Agencies(osha, EPA, USDA, Hrsa), Public Officials, Mexican Consulates, and Media Outlets.