Closed · USDA-FSA-OA-FLSP-G-23-0001 · CFDA 10.978 · Discretionary
Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Agricultural Marketing Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $25K-$2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 3, 2024
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program is a closed discretionary listing from Agricultural Marketing Service that offered $25,000 -- $2,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 123 other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service.
- $25K-$2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10.978
- CFDA program
- 123
- other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service
Archived opportunity record
Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot… is closed (last close January 3, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Agricultural Marketing Service still indexes 123 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed January 3, 2024
Instrument
Grant
Description
USDA requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot (FLSP) grant program. Section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) (Pub. L. No. 117-2) provides funds for the FLSP program, for the purpose of providing “loans and grants and other assistance to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency.” The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide the FLSP Program funding; however, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will administer the program. This Notice will refer to FSA and AMS jointly as USDA.The FLSP program aims to improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency by addressing challenges agricultural employers face with labor shortages and instability. The FLSP Program seeks to advance the following Administration priorities and funds will be awarded with the purpose described below:Goal 1: Drive U.S. economic recovery and safeguard domestic food supply by addressingcurrent labor shortages in agriculture;Goal 2: Reduce irregular migration from Northern Central America through the expansion of regular pathways; andGoal 3: Improve working conditions for all farmworkers.USDA will advance these priorities by awarding grants to agricultural employers, to be known as Awardees, that commit to all Baseline Requirements and choose to apply for employees through the H-2A Temporary, Agricultural Employment of Foreign Workers Program (“the H-2A program”) as outlined in Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and based on the additional competitiveness of their application.Awardees must demonstrate an effort to effectively recruit U.S. based workers and hire all willing, able, and qualified U.S. applicants; if Awardees are unable to meet their labor needs through this recruitment, they must submit an application for Temporary Employment Certification (Form 9142A), in accordance with U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-2A program. More information on eligibility and the H-2A Temporary, Agricultural Employment of Foreign Workers Program (“the H-2A program”) as outlined in Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, including DOL and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requirements can be found in the NFO.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-FSA-OA-FLSP-G-23-0001
Grants.gov marks Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the Agricultural Marketing Service book (48 peers, 39% of 124).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
FLSP Program Website: www.ams.usda.gov/flsp
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What to do next
Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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