Value- added agricultural product market development grants

This federal Project Grant award of $209,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352). The funding supports the for-profit, veteran-owned business Tennessee Grass Fed, LLC in developing and expanding its value-added processing and marketing activities for specialty meat products. Specifically, the grant enables Tennessee Grass Fed to make facility upgrades to achieve USDA inspection status, expand its packaging and labeling capabilities, and increase processing capacity to access new markets such as grocery retailers, restaurants, and distributors. This award is Tennessee Grass Fed's fourth prime federal grant from the USDA since 2020, totaling over $589,000 in support for COVID-19 response, value-added product development, and other operational improvements for the company's meat processing operations.