# Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding (10.180)

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Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $35.2 million in 176 grants, about $199,760 per award.

## Objectives

To assist eligible meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities with costs incurred in making improvements and carrying out other planning activities necessary to obtain a Federal “Grant of Inspection” under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA); or to operate as a State-inspected facility that is compliant with FMIA or PPIA under the respective Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) program. The MPIRG focused on: Improving meat and poultry slaughter and processing capacity and efficiency; Developing new 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; and Increasing access to slaughter/processing facilities for smaller farms and ranches, new and beginning farmers and ranchers, socially disadvantaged producers, veteran producers, and/or underserved communities

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $32.5 million | 165 |
| 2022 | $1.6 million | 8 |
| 2023 | $1.0 million | 3 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries | Alabama | $496,335 |
| The Butcher's Block VA, LLC | Virginia | $399,927 |
| Agriculture Delaware Dept | Delaware | $342,020 |
| Zimmerman Meats LLC | Missouri | $200,000 |
| Maplewood Packing, Inc. | Wisconsin | $200,000 |
| Salchert's Market, Inc. | Wisconsin | $200,000 |
| Turner Processing, LLC | Missouri | $200,000 |
| Jeff Mason | Tennessee | $200,000 |
| Dayton Meat Products, Inc. | Iowa | $200,000 |
| Patrick McNiff | Rhode Island | $200,000 |
| BD Meats, Inc. | Kansas | $200,000 |
| RC Nikkel, L.L.C. | Iowa | $200,000 |
| Cowboy Meat Company LLC | Montana | $200,000 |
| 5R Custom Meats LLC | Arkansas | $200,000 |
| MGS Enterprises Inc | New Mexico | $200,000 |
| Bloomington Meats II LLC | Wisconsin | $200,000 |
| Cowboy Country Processing LLC | Missouri | $200,000 |
| Siebert Custom Slaughter and Meats LLC | Washington | $200,000 |
| L & W Venison, LLC | Florida | $200,000 |
| Us Beef Producers, LLC | South Dakota | $200,000 |