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 $4.86 million to N F O Inc., doing business as National Farmers Organization, through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) cooperative agreement. The purpose of this January 2022 award is to distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance monies to dairy farmers in Iowa who received lower values due to market abnormalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related federal policies. N F O Inc. will disburse PMVAP funds to eligible producers, obtain adjusted gross income attestations, issue 1099-MISC forms, provide documentation that payments complied with program rules, and deliver dairy policy education to eligible producers by the June 2022 completion date. The intended beneficiaries are dairy farmers who marketed raw milk to a federally regulated milk marketing order handler between July and December 2020. There are no subaward activities associated with this cooperative agreement.

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.