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 United Dairy Inc. received a $1,232,088 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service on January 31, 2022 to distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) funds to dairy farmers under the CFDA #10.183 program. As the agreement holder, United Dairy will disburse PMVAP monies totaling $1.232 million to eligible dairy producers who received lower values for their milk during July-December 2020 due to pandemic-related market abnormalities. The company must obtain adjusted gross income statements, issue 1099-MISC forms, and provide documentation that payments followed program rules. Dairy policy education will also be provided to recipient farmers. All funds must be distributed and outreach activities documented by the June 30, 2022 completion date. The intended beneficiaries are dairy farmers who sold milk to handlers regulated by federal milk marketing orders during the specified period.

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.