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 Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Harrisburg Dairies Inc. a $281,466 cooperative agreement under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA 10.183). The purpose of this award is for Harrisburg 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 related federal policies during July through December 2020.

Under this cooperative agreement, Harrisburg 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 deliver dairy policy education to eligible producers. All PMVAP monies must be distributed to eligible farmers. Harrisburg Dairies will also document their dairy policy education efforts and be subject to payment verification by USDA staff. There are no subrecipient activities associated with this award.

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.