Project Grant AM180100XXXXG133

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,...

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...

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...

Mighty Fine Poultry Processing, LLC will use a $220,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to develop infrastructure supporting local poultry producers in Michigan. Specifically, the two-year award will support the awardee in designing market and kitchen facilities, as well as distribution channels, for an USDA-inspected poultry processing facility situated between three cities. The...

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...

Elite Beef Producers Inc. received a $243,198.50 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service to develop direct-to-consumer beef sales and distribution capacity in the Austin, Texas area. The grant falls under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), which supports expansion of local and regional food systems through competitive awards. Specifically, Elite Beef Producers will establish an online and mobile ordering...

The Good Meat Project was awarded a $620,891 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the development of marketing capacity for 300 local meat producers in Oregon, Wisconsin, Iowa, New York and New Mexico through professional marketing materials and technical training. Specifically, the Good Meat Project will collaborate with five producer organizations in the...

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...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Central Arkansas Mobile Processing, LLC (CAMP) a $188,989 Project Grant under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program. The grant will allow CAMP to purchase modernized processing and new manufacturing equipment for its operations, including cutting equipment, mixers, grinders, sausage stuffers, pipes, motors, pumps, and valves. This equipment will improve CAMP's meat slaughter and...

The Appalachian Producers Cooperative (APC) was awarded a $621,148.14 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant will support the construction of a 16,000 square foot USDA-inspected meat processing facility in Northeast Tennessee, which will double the region's processing capacity. APC will use the funding to hire a marketing director and consulting firm, partner with...