# Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) (10.183)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-183-pandemic-market-volatility-assistance-program-pmvap/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $322 million in 227 grants, about $1.4 million per award.

## Objectives

USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service will make pandemic assistance payments, through cooperative agreements with raw milk buyers, to dairy farmers who received a lower value due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic and ensuing Federal policies.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $238 million | 137 |
| 2023 | $83.7 million | 91 |
| 2024 | -$11,646 | 0 |
| 2025 | -$125,000 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. | Kansas | $103 million |
| Land O Lakes Inc | Minnesota | $18.8 million |
| Greater Southwest Agency, Inc | Texas | $18.3 million |
| California Dairies Inc | California | $15.9 million |
| Prairie Farms Dairy Inc | Illinois | $12.9 million |
| Michigan Milk Producers Association | Michigan | $12.2 million |
| Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Incorporated | Virginia | $11.6 million |
| Northwest Dairy Association | Washington | $10.4 million |
| Ever.ag Corporation | Texas | $9.5 million |
| Southeast Milk, Inc. | Florida | $9.4 million |
| Lone Star Milk Producers, Inc | Texas | $7.7 million |
| New Dairy Opco, LLC | Texas | $7.1 million |
| Foremost Farms USA Cooperative | Illinois | $6.9 million |
| Select Milk Producers Inc | Texas | $5.9 million |
| N F O Inc | Iowa | $5.0 million |
| United Dairymen of Arizona | Arizona | $3.7 million |
| Associated Milk Producers Inc | Minnesota | $2.9 million |
| Cobblestone Milk Cooperative, Inc. | Virginia | $2.8 million |
| Appalachian Dairy Farmers Co | Tennessee | $2.6 million |
| White Eagle Cooperative | Missouri | $2.1 million |