# Pandemic Cover Crop Program
> **US Department of Agriculture** · Final rule. · Published 2022-02-11 · Effective 2022-04-12 · 87 FR 7927
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-02965
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Agriculture
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 7927
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 460
- **Publication date:** 2022-02-11
- **Effective date:** 2022-04-12
- **USDA docket:** Docket ID FCIC-22-0001
## Abstract

This rule announces the Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP) to provide support for agricultural producers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for the 2022 crop year. USDA is dedicating funding to reach a broader set of producers than in previous COVID-19 assistance programs, with a specific focus on strengthening outreach to underserved producers and communities and small and medium agricultural operations. As a part of that initiative, this rule establishes PCCP for 2022.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/11/2022-02965/pandemic-cover-crop-program)
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