Project Grant 16LFPPSC0030

The Modern Heritage Wholesome Foods 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. The facility provides meat processing services to local livestock producers, farmers, and ranchers in Ocala, Florida, processing approximately 20-25 beef cattle per week. The grant funding will support costs for facility improvements and planning activities to...

Hatch's Custom Meat Cutting, 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 funding will support expansion and upgrades to Hatch's existing small, state-inspected slaughterhouse and custom meat processing facility in Crystal, Maine to increase its processing capacity. Grant funds will be used for facility improvements like...

The Appalachian Abattoir, LLC was awarded a $627,157 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand local meat value chain capacity and market opportunities for West Virginia cattle producers. Working with the West Virginia Cattlemen's Association and educational partners, Appalachian Abattoir will develop a West Virginia branded ground beef program to aggregate, process,...

Louisiana Craft Butchers, LLC received a $165,615 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 award will support the purchase of equipment necessary for the recipient to complete a federal inspection and expand its meat processing operations in Kenner, Louisiana. Key items to be acquired include a vertical smokehouse, two coolers, a...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to The Meat Shop LLC of Tomah, Wisconsin on September 30, 2021 through the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program. The Meat Shop LLC, operating as The Meat Smyth, will use the grant funding to construct a USDA-inspectable slaughter facility. This will allow the company to meet growing demand for locally-sourced meat and poultry products by obtaining Federal Grant...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $200,000 Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding project grant to Jason's Butcher Shop in Albion, Maine. The grant will support facility improvements and equipment upgrades to help the butcher shop gain state inspection compliance and participate in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program. Key planned activities include repairs to ceilings, walls, floors, plumbing and cattle handling areas to...

The Slaughter House Meats 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 funding will support the company's expansion of an existing 3,500 square foot meat processing facility located in Marshalltown, IA. Specifically, the grant will add a 2,450 square foot expansion to accommodate slaughter and processing operations under...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Iverstine Farms Butcher LLC $571,134 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) on September 30, 2022 to expand availability of local meat subscriptions and direct-to-consumer opportunities in Louisiana through September 29, 2025. Iverstine Farms will partner with Coastal Plains Meat Company, a veteran-owned USDA-inspected processor, to increase production and distribution of local meats...

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 Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Country Butcher LLC a $650,979 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) on September 30, 2021. The grant will support Country Butcher's expansion of its USDA-inspected meat processing, packaging, and storage facility in rural Northern California to increase local capacity. Specifically, the grant-funded project aims to expand processing and storage capacity to serve an additional 40...