Project Grant 067906406
- The Farmers Union Foundation received a $834,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service's Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (CFDA 10.382) in May 2023. Through this two-year grant, the Foundation will provide financing and equipment to support workforce development and capacity building for small meat and poultry processors in Minnesota. As an intermediary lender, the Foundation will facilitate loans to qualified processors to increase their...
- 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...
- 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 Rural Housing Service awarded a $5 million Project Grant to the Center For Rural Affairs through the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (CFDA 10.382). The two-year grant will facilitate financing to qualified meat and poultry processors in Nebraska to increase processing capacity. The Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program provides grants to intermediaries that offer loans to help startup and expand small meat and poultry processors, thereby...
- Falls Meat Service, 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 fund an expansion of the recipient's meat processing facility and operations to increase capacity for butchering and processing under USDA federal inspection. Specifically, the award will double freezer space, increase cooler space, and extend...
- Bosserd Brothers Meats LLC received a $199,887 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 award will support upgrades and expansion of the awardee's slaughter and processing facility in Marshall, Michigan to double its current capacity. Funds will allow the facility to modernize equipment and infrastructure to increase weekly slaughter and...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded an $8.87 million Project Grant to Upper Iowa Beef under the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (CFDA 10.381). The grant will support expansion of meat processing operations from October 2022 through October 2024. The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program aims to increase processing capacity and options for producers by providing grants to meat and poultry processors for start-up and expansion projects. Upper Iowa Beef...
- Pastured Life Farm, LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Pastured Life Farm's transition to USDA inspected status and increase its poultry processing capacity. Specifically, the funding will enable the farm to enclose its slaughter area, transition from chlorine baths to an air chiller...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Makoce Agriculture Development, Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Makoce in further developing its 54-foot Mobile Poultry Processing Unit to meet USDA food safety certification requirements. Funding will be used for infrastructure investments to permanently station the unit at Makoce's new 14-acre farm site in...
- The US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Home Place Pastures LLC a $508,784 Project Grant under the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (CFDA 10.381). The grant will support expansion of the awardee's meat processing operations from October 2022 through October 2024. The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program aims to increase processing capacity and options for producers by providing start-up and expansion grants to meat and poultry processors. Home Place...
This $3.673 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the Farmers Union Foundation's purchase of mobile meat slaughtering and processing equipment. The Foundation will partner with Central Lakes College and Ridgewater College to launch two meat processing certificate programs using the new equipment for hands-on instruction. The programs aim to train adults and non-traditional students for in-demand jobs in Minnesota's high-need meat processing industry. Through on-site instruction, apprenticeships, and peer education across Minnesota, the Foundation expects to address regional workforce shortages exacerbated by pandemic-related impacts. Upon completion, the Foundation's mobile equipment and training programs will serve as a catalyst for private investment and job creation in the meat processing sector.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.9m | 4/28/22 |