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USDA-AMS-TM-MPIRG-G-21-0001: Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG)

Closed Closed August 2, 2021 Opportunity USDA-AMS-TM-MPIRG-G-21-0001 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Agricultural Marketing Service notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$200,000
• Expected awards276
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Consistent with 21 U.S.C. § 473, meat or poultry slaughter or processing facilities must be operational at the time they submit the grant application to be eligible for the program. In addition, such facilities must be: 1. Seeking to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection under the FMIA or PPIA in the 50 States, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including those managed or owned by Tribal entities; or 2. Seeking to operate as a State-inspected facility compliant with either the FMIA under the CIS Program or the PPIA under the CIS Program by this RFA’s deadline. Facilities that are exempt from Federal inspection under the FMIA and PPIA are also eligible. Exemptions may include, but are not limited to Custom, Retail, etc.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding awards averaged $199,760; this notice allows up to $200,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (90% over five years) went to small businesses.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The MPIRG supports a range of eligible meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities, including facilities operating under State inspection or those exempt from Federal inspection, in making facility improvements and carrying out other planning activities necessary to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection or to operate as a State-inspected facility that is compliant with the cooperative interstate shipment program under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or Poultry Products Inspection Act. Such entities may include, but are not limited to, commercial businesses, cooperatives, tribal enterprises, etc. The program focuses on: • Improving meat and poultry slaughter and processing capacity and efficiency; • Developing new markets and expanding existing markets; • Increasing capacity and better meeting consumer and producer demand; • Maintaining strong inspection and food safety standards; • Obtaining a larger commercial presence; • Increasing access to slaughter/processing facilities for smaller farms and ranches, new and beginning farmers and ranchers, socially disadvantaged producers, veteran producers, and underserved communities.

Category: Agriculture.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.