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 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...
The US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to US Beef Producers, LLC on September 30, 2021 to establish beef processing capabilities for local producers in Fort Pierre, South Dakota. The funding supports the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA #10.180), which aims to assist meat and poultry facilities with costs associated with obtaining federal inspection approval. Specifically, US Beef Producers...
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 Rural Housing Service awarded a $24,951,753 Project Grant to Prestage Farms Of South Carolina LLC under the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (CFDA 10.381). The grant will support expansion of meat and poultry processing capacity from February 2023 through February 2025. USDA's Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program aims to provide more processing options for producers by funding start-up and expansion projects at meat and poultry processors....
Backroad Meats, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant 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 facility upgrades and equipment purchases necessary for Backroad Meats to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to construct a 26'x35' addition with a larger 15'x25' freezer, upgrade the 10'x10' cooler,...
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...
Wheat Ridge Poultry and Meats, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service to expand meat and poultry inspection and slaughter and processing capabilities. The grant funding will support the awardee's efforts under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program to modernize their mobile slaughter unit and processing facility to meet USDA requirements for meat and poultry inspection....
D & S Quality Beef, 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 funds will support facility upgrade and expansion activities to improve the awardee's processing and storage capabilities in preparation for obtaining a Federal Grant of Inspection. Key planned upgrades include tripling the size of an...
Heartquist Hollow Farm LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program. The funding will support expanding the farm's existing 1,100 square foot meat processing plant into a 5,000 square foot facility over multiple phases. For the initial phase, the grant will increase the plant's production capacity from 4 cows per week to 12 cows per week and enable...