Cooperative Agreement FI20A287IABAR001

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $5 million Cooperative Agreement to the Illinois Department of Agriculture to operate a meat and poultry inspection program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The purpose of the program is to assure consumers an adequate supply of safe, wholesome, and properly labeled meat and poultry products in Illinois. This award supports the Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection program, which aims to ensure all meat,...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The award will support Mississippi's operation of a meat and poultry inspection program to assure consumers have an adequate supply of safe, wholesome and properly labeled meat and poultry products. This aligns with the objectives of the Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection federal...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $1,009,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Mississippi to operate the state's Meat and Poultry Inspection Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award supports the state's delivery of meat and poultry inspection services to assure consumers have an adequate supply of safe, wholesome and properly labeled meat and poultry products, as outlined in the agency's Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $240,000 cooperative agreement to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry for fiscal year 2023. The award will fund Oklahoma's operation of a meat and poultry inspection program from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Under the Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection federal grant program (CFDA #10.477), the state inspection program assures consumers have an adequate supply of safe, wholesome...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $5.755 million Cooperative Agreement to the Illinois Department of Agriculture to operate the state's Meat and Poultry Inspection Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award supports the state's delivery of services under the federal Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection program (CFDA 10.477), which aims to assure consumers have an adequate supply of safe, wholesome, and properly labeled meat...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $3.9 million cooperative agreement to the Georgia Department of Agriculture to operate a meat and poultry inspection program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The award supports the Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection federal grant program (CFDA 10.477), which aims to assure that all meat, poultry and egg products produced in plants and shipped in commerce are federally inspected for safety,...

Love Meats, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Love Meats' expansion from custom-exempt to federally inspected slaughter operations. Located in Rudyard, Michigan, Love Meats slaughters beef and pork for 50 regional farmers annually. However, federally inspected slaughter capacity is limited in...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded West Gardiner Beef Inc. a $150,000 Project Grant under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant funds will support the company's efforts to expand its state-inspected slaughter and meat processing facility's capacity and begin operating under the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program. The Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants program aims to help...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to the Texas Department of State Health Services to operate a meat and poultry inspection program from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The award supports the state's delivery of services to assure consumers an adequate supply of safe, wholesome, and properly labeled meat and poultry products under the USDA's Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection program (CFDA 10.477). As...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture will receive $440,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, to operate Ohio's meat and poultry inspection program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The purpose of the program is to assure consumers an adequate supply of safe, wholesome and properly labeled meat and poultry products in Ohio. This award supports the USDA's Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection program...