Agricultural Overtime Repayable Award Program

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In the 2023 legislative session, Business Oregon (Oregon Business Development Department, OBDD) was directed to develop and administer a repayable award program under House Bill 2058 to provide financial assistance to eligible employers to mitigate costs associated with Agricultural Overtime Law requirements.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

This program will sunset on January 2, 2027 ( HB 2058, Section 3) therefore all recipients that are awarded after December 31, 2024 will need to pay back their repayable award by December 31, 2026 to be in compliance. Thank you.

The legislature appropriated $10 million in House Bill 2058 for the Agricultural Overtime Repayable Award Program, requiring Business Oregon to provide Repayable Awards of up to $40,000 to eligible employer applicants that fit the program criteria.

The full program guidelines are available in the 'Additional Resources' section on the left-hand side of this page. The guidelines and application are available in English, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian and Chinese.

Applicants will receive a notice of their final status after Business Oregon has completed the application review process. Please refer to the timeline section below for further information regarding when to expect a notification. How Much is the Repayable Award?

An award to any Eligible Employer will be made in an amount exceeding the lesser of:

(A) The amount of overtime pay the employer anticipates incurring in the Current Year; or

(B) $40,000.

The employer applicant will be required to enter their estimated amount of overtime pay in the Current Year.

_*Please Note, If the total of all approved award amounts for an application period exceeds the amount of funding available in the Agricultural Overtime Award Fund, the amounts shall be reduced proportionally until the total of all award amounts does not exceed the amount of funding available._ Who is Eligible?

To apply for these funds, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the program guidelines.

An employer may apply for a Repayable Award if the employer: Is eligible to apply for the Employer Tax Credit for Agricultural Worker Overtime Pay allowed under Section 8, Chapter 115, Oregon Laws 2022; and Anticipates earning not more than $3,000,000 in Gross Income in the calendar year

Employer also must be doing business in Oregon under the 2017 North American Industry Classification (NAIC) System Code 111, Crop Production, or Classification System Code 112, Animal Production and Aquaculture. Code 111 Crop Production Subsector that grows crops mainly for food and fiber: comprises establishments such as farms, groves, greenhouses, and nurseries that are primarily engaged in growing crops, plants, vines, or trees and their seeds. Marijuana and psilocybin are not eligible crops nor are products from them under this Repayable Award Program. See Ineligible Applicants section in the program guidelines. Hemp is an eligible crop, and…

Topic areas: Agriculture and Food, Workforce Development.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Agricultural Overtime Repayable Award Program is administered by Business Oregon (Oregon Business Development Department) (Business Oregon), listed via Business Oregon (Oregon Business Development Department).