Project Grant 21LFPPCA1030
- 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...
- Country Meat Market Inc. received a $196,100 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 renovations to Country Meat Market's 3,200 square foot meat processing facility in Brookhaven, Mississippi to allow it to obtain federal inspection approval. Specifically, the grant will fund improvements to walls, ceilings, floors, and...
- 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...
- The Oregon State University was awarded a $781,004 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The grant will support the Meat of the Middle initiative to expand niche meat production and processing through training, education and peer support. Specifically, the awardee and sub-awardees Kitchen Table Consultants, Inc. will provide virtual short courses, business mastermind...
- This $250,000.00 Project Grant was awarded on Sep 13, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant funding will support the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers in California over a 24-month period. Planned initiatives...
- 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...
- Lima Family Farms 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 Lima Family Farms' expansion of on-farm meat processing capabilities to include pork and beef slaughter and processing for retail sale. Currently, the farm slaughters and processes its own poultry but relies on off-site USDA-inspected...
- 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 $19,982,400 project grant to Greater Omaha Packing Co Inc., doing business as High Country Meats, on October 26, 2022. The grant is being provided through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (CFDA 10.381) to support expansion of meat and poultry processing capacity. Specifically, the funding will assist High Country Meats in expanding its processing operations in Nebraska. The objective of the Meat and Poultry Processing...
- 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 livestock producers in the region, contributing to the handling of approximately 1.87 million pounds of locally and regionally produced meat. This will directly benefit local meat producers by improving access to critical USDA meat processing and storage services. The project aligns with FMLFPP goals of developing, coordinating and expanding local and regional food systems through partnerships with 24 supporting organizations in the area. Completion is slated for September 29, 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 11/9/21 |