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 Northwest Dairy Association will receive $6,871,683 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The award is part of the USDA-AMS Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP), CFDA #10.183, which provides $6.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers through cooperative agreements with raw milk buyers.

Under the award, the Northwest Dairy Association will distribute PMVAP monies to eligible dairy farmers who received a lower value for their milk due to 2020 pandemic-related market abnormalities. The Association must obtain adjusted gross income attestations, issue 1099-MISC forms, and provide documentation that payments were made according to program rules. It must also provide dairy policy education to eligible producers and be subject to USDA verification of proper payments. All funds must be distributed to farmers by June 30, 2022. There are no subrecipient activities associated with this award.

Recipients will disburse pmvap monies toeligible producers. In additional, recipients must obtain adjustedgross income attestations from eligible producers, issue 1099-misc toeach producer reflecting their pmvap payment, provide documentationpayments were made in accordance to program rules, and provide dairypolicy education to eligible producers. Recipients will disburse allpmvap monies to eligible producers, provide and document dairy policyeducation efforts, and be subject to payment verification by USDA staff.dairy farmers whose milk we marketed to a federal milk marketing orderregulated handler during july through december 2020 are the intendedbeneficiaries. There are no subrecipient activities.