Cooperative Agreement FI20A320LACUR001

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement to the Utah Department of Agriculture to operate the state's meat and poultry inspection program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The goal of the program, funded under the Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection CFDA 10.477, is to assure consumers an adequate supply of safe, wholesome, and properly labeled meat and poultry products produced in Utah. As the sub-awardee, the...

The A & C Meat Company, LLC 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 funds will support expansion of the company's existing meat processing facility and acquisition of equipment to allow it to obtain federal inspection status and better serve consumer and producer demand. Specifically, the company will construct...

Country 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. The award will support facility upgrades and process improvements to enable Country Meats to become a cooperative interstate shipment facility. Specifically, the funding will remodel the freezer to expand storage capacity by 20%, upgrade the slaughterroom to double capacity to 34...

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,...

C4 Enterprises Inc. received a $198,000 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 funding will allow C4 Enterprises to purchase equipment to increase meat processing capacity and efficiency at its facility in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. Specifically, the company will acquire an advanced packaging and labeling system to meet rising demand from...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded $3.8 million to the Georgia Department of Agriculture through the Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection federal grant program (CFDA 10.477) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Under the terms of the cooperative agreement, the Georgia Department of Agriculture will operate the state's meat and poultry inspection program to assure consumers have an adequate supply of safe, wholesome, and...

Champoeg Creek Farm received a $199,584 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 funds will allow the small, rural Oregon poultry farm to upgrade its state-inspected processing facility to meet federal inspection standards, enabling it to supply pasture-raised turkey and other poultry products to wholesale buyers with locations in both...

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will receive $6 million through a cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service. The award will support the state's Meat and Poultry Inspection Program from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Under the federal Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection program (CFDA #10.477), the state department will operate its inspection operations to assure consumers an...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Farm Creek Meats LLC $199,502.40 under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180) to assist with costs associated with obtaining a Federal Grant of Inspection. Specifically, the September 30, 2022 award will support Farm Creek Meats in making facility improvements and carrying out planning activities necessary to achieve USDA inspection at its mixed-species slaughter and...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Corning Meat Processing Service, Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant funds will allow the awardee to upgrade critical facility infrastructure and equipment in order to become an approved cooperative interstate shipment facility and expand sales of smoked meat products into surrounding states. Key activities to be funded...