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 Porcupine, South Dakota. This includes installing water, power, and sewer access as well as a concrete foundation. The grant aims to prepare Makoce's MPPU to pass federal inspection and obtain regional selling ability by September 2023. It will also support hiring a full-time employee to oversee daily operations and engage the local community in the project.