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USDA-AMS-TM-MPIRG-G-22-0001: Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant

Closed Closed May 24, 2022 Opportunity USDA-AMS-TM-MPIRG-G-22-0001 ☆ 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 2022.

• Award ceiling$200,000
• Expected awards200
• 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 conducting business and processing eligible meat or poultry products at the location seeking a GOI or CIS 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 10 | P a g e 3.3 COST SHARING AND MATCHING 4.0 APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION 4.1 ELECTRONIC APPLICATION PACKAGE 4.2 CONTENT AND FORM OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION 4.2.1 SF-424 APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE U.S. Virgin Islands, including those lands managed or owned by Tribal entities; or 2. Seeking to operate as a State-inspected facility compliant with the CIS program under either the FMIA or PPIA by the end of the period of performance. Facilities with operations that are currently exempt from Federal inspection under the FMIA and PPIA but are seeking to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection under the FMIA or PPIA are also eligible. Exempt operations 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, 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, historically underserved 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.

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