The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Shenandoah Valley Organic, LLC a $3.567 million project grant under the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (CFDA 10.381). The grant will support Shenandoah Valley Organic's expansion of meat and poultry processing operations in Rockingham County, Virginia from February 2023 through February 2025.
The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program aims to increase processing capacity and options for producers by providing grants to meat and poultry processors for start-up and expansion projects. Shenandoah Valley Organic will use this funding to deliver increased processing services that further the program's objective of supporting producers in the aftermath of pandemic-related disruptions to the food supply chain.