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Title 250 - Department of Environmental ManagementChapter 90 - Marine FisheriesSubchapter 00 - N/A
Part 20 - Regulations Governing the Administration of the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Provided to the State of Rhode Island by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service Under Title VII, Subtitle B, Section 751 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. Law 116-260 (H.R. 133) in Response to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
Section 250-RICR-90-00-20.8 - Eligibility Criteria

250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-90-00-20.8

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Section 250-RICR-90-00-20.8 - Eligibility Criteria
20.8.1Applicants
A. All applicants must meet the flowing criteria:
1. Must be a resident of Rhode Island upon date of application;
2. Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older upon date of application;
3. Must have held a seafood dealer license issued by the Department and/or a seafood wholesaler license issued by the Rhode Island Department of Health, during some or all of the period between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021.
4. Must have maintained a place of business in Rhode Island, during some or all of the period between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021, where eligible expenses were incurred.
5. Must have incurred expenses to prepare for, prevent exposure to, and/or respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, above and beyond normal business expenses, during the period between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021 in any of the following three (3) categories: workplace safety measures, market pivots, and retrofitting facilities.
6. Must have on file and be able to produce upon request valid records/documentation; typically in the form of receipts, invoices, and/or purchase orders; verifying the eligible expenses.
7. Must not be debarred from receiving Federal funds.
8. Must not be on the Federal Government's "do not pay" list.
9. Licensed Rhode Island aquaculturists, including those holding a seafood dealer license issued by RIDEM and/or a seafood wholesaler license issued by the Rhode Island Department of Health, are not eligible applicants under this program.
20.8.2Categories of Expenses
A. Eligible expenses are limited to those incurred by the applicant to prepare for, prevent exposure to, and/or respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, above and beyond normal business costs, during the period between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021 in any of the following categories. Expenses must be for activities as specified or for activities reasonably proximate to those specified:
1. Workplace safety measures - including, but not limited to, personal protective equipment; sanitizer; hand washing stations; air filters; thermometers; cleaning supplies; or similar items.
2. Market pivots - including, but not limited to, transition to virtual/online sales costs, such as online platform development and fees, online marketing, and credit card processing fees; supplies; new signage; or similar items.
3. Retrofitting facilities - including, but not limited to, retrofitting facilities for worker and consumer safety, such as retrofitting harvester vessels for onboard vessel processing to maximize open-air activities, plexiglass, walk up windows, heat lamps, fans, tents, propane, weights, tables, chairs; or other similar items.

250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-90-00-20.8

Adopted effective 4/13/2022
Amended effective 4/13/2022