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 Sorrento Lactalis Inc. a $439,990 cooperative agreement under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA 10.183) to distribute pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers. Under the award, Sorrento Lactalis will disburse PMVAP funds to eligible dairy producers who received a lower value for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related federal policies from July through December 2020. In addition to payment disbursement, Sorrento Lactalis must obtain adjusted gross income attestations from eligible producers, issue Form 1099-MISC to each reflecting their payment, provide documentation that payments complied with program rules, and deliver dairy policy education. All PMVAP funds must be distributed to eligible producers by June 30, 2022, and Sorrento Lactalis will be subject to USDA verification of proper payment distribution. There are no subrecipient activities associated with this award to Sorrento Lactalis.

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.