Project Grant CPHI00955TO01

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $1,020,353 under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) Cooperative Agreement to Grande Cheese Company. The award period runs from December 21, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Under this agreement, Grande Cheese Company will distribute PMVAP funds to dairy farmers who received lower values for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related federal policies. Grande must obtain...

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $656,148 Project Grant under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to Boston University to acquire a state-of-the-art BD FACSDiscover S8 spectral cell sorter with advanced imaging capabilities. This cutting-edge instrument will replace Boston University's aging cell sorting equipment, enabling high-quality cell sorting and comprehensive phenotypic analysis critical for the institution's research programs studying pneumonia,...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $6,049,591 cooperative agreement to New Dairy Opco, LLC dba Borden Dairy under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program. The purpose of this award is for Borden Dairy to distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program monies to dairy farmers who received a lower value due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic and ensuing federal policies. Under this award, Borden Dairy will disburse PMVAP funds to...

Broco Oil Inc. received a $978,249 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on March 31, 2021 through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. The grant period runs through March 31, 2023. The Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program, administered by USDA under CFDA #10.754, aims to expand the availability of domestic ethanol and biodiesel by incentivizing increased sales of renewable fuels. Broco Oil will support this objective by using...

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...

JB Station Inc., doing business as Chevron, received a $176,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on August 3, 2022 to support activities under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). The award has a completion date of August 3, 2024 and the place of performance is Long Beach, CA. The HBIIP, administered by USDA with a CFDA number of 10.754, aims to expand the availability of domestic ethanol and biodiesel by incentivizing...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Brewster Cheese Company $280,608 under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA 10.183) cooperative agreement. Brewster Cheese will distribute PMVAP funds to dairy farmers who received lower values for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic and ensuing federal policies. Brewster Cheese must obtain adjusted gross income attestations from eligible producers, issue 1099-MISC forms...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $410,647 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support Cobblestone Farmers Market in increasing its capacity. The three-year award running from September 2021 through September 2024 will fund targeted marketing, vendor recruitment of new and socially disadvantaged farmers, and strategic planning activities. Specifically, a robust marketing campaign aims to re-grow customer awareness and...

Bud's Custom Meats, Inc. received a $191,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. 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 Bud's Custom Meats in completing facility upgrades and compliance measures necessary to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection. Specifically, the company will use the funding to purchase and install approximately 1,000 square feet of...

The Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded PCH Truck Stop Center Inc. a $475,000 Project Grant under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) on February 1, 2021. The grant period runs through February 1, 2023. The HBIIP aims to expand the availability of domestic ethanol and biodiesel by incentivizing the sale of renewable fuels. PCH Truck Stop Center Inc. will use the grant funding to support infrastructure expansion activities that increase the...