Project Grant CLSS00000076490

This Project Grant award of $5,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services is provided through the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (CFDA 10.382). The funding will support The Morgan County Economic Development Corp, a non-profit community development corporation, to facilitate financing to qualified ultimate recipients for the start-up or expansion of meat and poultry processing facilities. This is intended to increase meat and poultry processing capacity and help create a more resilient regional food system. The project period runs from May 24, 2023 to May 24, 2025.