Distribute pandemic market volatility 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 California Dairies Inc. a $9.8 million cooperative agreement under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA 10.183) on December 6, 2021. The purpose of the award is for California Dairies to distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance monies to dairy farmers who received a lower value for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting federal policies.

Under the agreement, California Dairies will disburse PMVAP funds to eligible producers, obtain adjusted gross income attestations, issue 1099-MISC forms reflecting individual payments, provide documentation that payments were made according to program rules, and conduct dairy policy education for eligible producers. All PMVAP monies must be distributed to eligible dairy farmers and education efforts documented by the June 30, 2022 completion date. USDA will verify proper payment of funds. The intended beneficiaries are dairy farmers who marketed milk to a federally regulated milk marketing order handler between July and December 2020.

Recipients will disburse pmvap monies toeligible producers. In additional, recipients must obtain adjusted gross income attestations from eligible producers, issue 1099-misc toeach producer reflecting their pmvap payment, provide documentation payments were made in accordance to program rules, and provide dairy policy education to eligible producers. Recipients will disburse all pmvap monies to eligible producers, provide and document dairy policy education efforts, and be subject to payment verification by USDA staff.dairy farmers whose milk we marketed to a federal milk marketing order regulated handler during july through december 2020 are the intended beneficiaries. There are no subrecipient activities.