Distribute pandemic marketvolatility assistance program monies to dairy farmers who received alower value due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic andensuing federal policies

Under this $113,777 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service on January 19, 2022, Small Farm Program LLC will distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) funds to eligible dairy farmers. The PMVAP, funded under the CFDA #10.183 program, provides $113,777 in pandemic assistance payments through June 30, 2022 to dairy farmers who received lower values due to 2020 market abnormalities resulting from the pandemic and related federal policies.

Small Farm Program LLC will directly disburse funds to eligible producers who marketed milk to a federally regulated handler from July to December 2020. The recipient will also obtain adjusted gross income attestations, issue 1099-MISC forms, document payment compliance, and provide dairy policy education to beneficiaries. 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.