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 Select Milk Producers Inc. a $3,450,213 cooperative agreement under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA 10.183) from January 28, 2022 to June 30, 2022.

Under this award, Select Milk Producers will distribute PMVAP funds to dairy farmers who received lower payments for their milk between July and December 2020 due to market abnormalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related federal policies. Select Milk Producers must obtain adjusted gross income attestations from eligible producers, issue Form 1099-MISC to each reflecting their payment, provide documentation that payments were made according to program rules, and provide dairy policy education to eligible producers. Select Milk Producers will disburse all PMVAP funds to eligible producers and document their dairy policy education efforts, subject to payment verification by USDA. No subrecipient activities are included in 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