Project Grant 20227041938561

The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish the Digital Center: Meat and Poultry Processing Education. The grant was awarded under the Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.520) and will fund the creation of educational resources and programming from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2025. The grant program aims to...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded North Prairie Butchery, LLC a $2.2 million project grant under the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPP Program, CFDA 10.381). The grant will support North Prairie Butchery's expansion efforts through October 2024. The MPP Program aims to increase meat and poultry processing capacity nationwide by providing grants for start-up and expansion projects. North Prairie Butchery will use its grant to expand processing...

This Project Grant award of $2,121,750 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.520) will establish the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center (NCERMEC). The Center will deliver risk management education to help agricultural producers in the North Central region manage risks and position their farms or ranches for future growth...

The Circle P Processing LLC was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant 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 funding will support modernizing equipment and increasing safety standards at Circle P Processing's meat processing facility in Waterville, Kansas through September 2024. Upon completing the facility upgrades and passing a federal inspection,...

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...

This $600,000 Project Grant was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.520) to the University of Delaware on September 15, 2022 for completion by September 14, 2025. Through three sub-awards totaling $600,000, the grant will fund education and training programs to help livestock farmers and meat processors in Delaware, New York, and...

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...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $5 million Project Grant to the Lewis And Clark Regional Development Council through the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (CFDA 10.382). The grant will facilitate financing to qualified meat and poultry processors from March 2023 to March 2025. The Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program provides grants to intermediaries to increase processing capacity and help create new markets for meat and poultry producers....

Premium White Meat LLC, located in Bloomfield, Iowa, 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 Premium White Meat's efforts to expand and upgrade its 4,000 square foot slaughter and meat processing facility to meet the infrastructure, equipment, food safety, and animal welfare requirements of the Federal...