Distribute pandemic market volatility assistance program monies to dairy farmers who received a lower value due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic and ensuing federal policies

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. a $6.3 million cooperative agreement under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA #10.183) on April 28, 2023 to distribute pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers. Through December 31, 2024, Dairy Farmers of America will disburse PMVAP monies to eligible dairy producers who received lower values due to 2020 pandemic-related market abnormalities. The cooperative will also obtain income attestations, issue tax forms, document proper payments, and provide dairy policy education to recipients. There are no subawards associated with this agreement to distribute pandemic assistance funds from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to impacted dairy farmers.

Recipients will disburse pmvap monies to eligible producers. In additional, recipients must obtain adjusted gross income attestations from eligible producers, issue 1099-misc to each producer reflecting their pmvap payment, provide documentation payments were made in accordance to program rules, and provide dairy policy education to eligible producers. Recipients will disburse all pmvap monies to eligible producers, provide and document dairy policy education efforts, and be subject to payment verification by USDA staff. Dairy farmers whose milk we marketed to a federal milk marketing order regulated handler during july through december 2020 are the intended beneficiaries. There are no subrecipient activities