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 Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. a $4,990,276 cooperative agreement under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) on January 25, 2022. Dairy Farmers of America will distribute PMVAP funds to dairy farmers who received lower values for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and related federal policies between July and December 2020. In addition to disbursing payments, Dairy Farmers of America must obtain income attestations from eligible producers, issue 1099-MISC forms reflecting individual payments, provide documentation that payments complied with program rules, and conduct dairy policy education activities. All PMVAP funds must be distributed to eligible dairy farmers by June 30, 2022, and expenditures are subject to verification by USDA. No sub-awards are involved.

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.