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 $1,020,353 under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) Cooperative Agreement to Grande Cheese Company. The award period runs from December 21, 2021 to June 30, 2022.

Under this agreement, Grande Cheese Company will distribute PMVAP funds to dairy farmers who received lower values for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related federal policies. Grande must obtain adjusted gross income attestations from eligible producers, issue 1099-MISC forms reflecting individual payments of less than $100, provide documentation that funds were distributed according to program rules, and conduct dairy policy education for eligible producers. Grande will disburse all PMVAP funds to eligible dairy farmers and document its education efforts, subject to payment verification by USDA. No sub-awards are associated with this 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.