Distribute pandemic marketvolatility assistance program monies to dairy farmers who received alower value due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic andensuing federal policies

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) received a $9.5 million cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA #10.183) to distribute pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers. The purpose of the January 3, 2022 award is for MMPA to disburse Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program Monies (PMVAP) to dairy farmers in Michigan who received a lower value for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting federal policies. The cooperative agreement has a completion date of June 30, 2022 and will support MMPA's distribution of PMVAP funds to eligible dairy farmers in Michigan impacted by pandemic-related market volatility, as administered by USDA-AMS under the PMVAP federal grant program.

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