Pandemic Relief Activities: Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity - Technical Assistance Grants
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.184
- Agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 7 $61,765,852 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Treasury account
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- 12-0408-1-2-605
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service funds technical assistance providers under the Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity–Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.184), most recently awarding cooperative agreements as of May 2023. This program provides pre-award and post-award technical assistance to applicants and recipients of USDA Meat and Poultry Supply Chain grants, including the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Grants and Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant Program, funded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (American Rescue Plan). Activity has slowed materially: six awards were made in 2022, but only one in 2023, with no grants awarded in the past three years.
Technical assistance providers deliver services in four scopes: federal funding and grant technical assistance, agricultural business development, meat and poultry processing and food safety, and supply chain development. This assistance ultimately benefits independent business owners, entrepreneurs, producers, cooperatives, and worker associations receiving USDA financing grants for processing expansion and inspection readiness. Eligible applicants are domestic entities owned, operated, and located in the United States, including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Technical assistance providers must submit proposals to USDA-AMS detailing their scope of assistance, technical approach, staffing, and budgetary needs to operate under a cooperative agreement. The assistance period aligns with the underlying grant awards' multi-year performance schedules.
All seven grants in the portfolio are structured as Cooperative Agreements, the only assistance type. The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is the sole funding agency, obligating $61.8 million federal dollars across the portfolio. Award magnitudes vary substantially: Flower Hill Institute received $40.3 million, the Intertribal Agriculture Council $7.2 million, and the American Meat Science Association $5.6 million, while smaller awards ranged from $1.1 million to $1.6 million. Recipients must maintain detailed financial management records and retain all grant-related documentation for three years after the final Federal Financial Report is submitted to AMS. No recent grant opportunities are currently posted, and no new solicitations have been announced since the May 2023 award date.
Objective and description
- Objective
This program establishes technical assistance to support the applicants and awardees of USDA grant programs which focus on expanding domestic meat and poultry processing capacity, as part of a strategy to build a fairer, more competitive, and more re
- Description
This program establishes will make available a broad range of pre-award and post-award technical assistance to grant applicants and grant-funded projects under U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Supply Chain initiatives, including the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Grants and the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant Program.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Eligible entities must be domestic entities owned, operated, and located within the geographic area of the United States, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Ultimately, the technical assistance provided under these cooperative agreements will benefit the recipients of U.S. Department of Agriculture financing grants for meat and poultry processing expansion and inspection readiness. These may include independent business owners, entrepreneurs, producers, and other groups, such as cooperatives and worker associations.
- Uses of assistance
Funds provided under cooperative agreement may be used to coordinate activities across--and provide direct assistance to--grant program applicants and grant awardees within these technical scopes: federal funding/grant technical assistance; agriculture business development technical assistance; meat and poultry processing technical assistance (including food safety); and supply chain development technical assistance.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Length of time assistance is available will coincide with grant awards under USDA's Meat and Poultry Supply Chain Programs funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (American Rescue Plan). Funding must be spent with the length of time stated in the individual multi-year cooperative agreement.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Technical assistance providers must submit proposals detailing the scope(s) of assistance they will offer, their technical approach to providing these services, and their staffing and budgetary needs to operate under a cooperative agreement with USDA.
- Award procedure
USDA-AMS will review each technical assistance proposal received, evaluate the provider's scope, approach, and capabilities, and determine funding based on the findings. AMS also assesses the provider's ability to account for the use of Federal funds and monitor the performance associated with these monies.
- Renewals
A one-time extension of up to 12 months may be requested by notifying the Federal awarding agency in writing at least 10 calendar days before the end of the period of performance. See 2 CFR 200.308.
Grant awards
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flower Hill Institute | $40,339,200 | 65% |
| 2 | Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc. | $7,183,000 | 12% |
| 3 | American Meat Science Association | $5,638,900 | 9% |
| 4 | Tuskegee University | $4,500,000 | 7% |
| 5 | Oregon State University | $1,600,000 | 3% |
| 6 | American Association Of Meat Processors | $1,426,752 | 2% |
| 7 | Agricultural Utilization Research Institute Inc. | $1,078,000 | 2% |
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | $52,499,736 |
| FY2022 | $9,266,116 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.184?
Assistance Listing 10.184 is Pandemic Relief Activities: Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity - Technical Assistance Grants, a federal grant program run by Agricultural Marketing Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for Pandemic Relief Activities: Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity - Technical Assistance Grants?
Its CFDA number is 10.184: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.184 awarded?
7 grant awards under 10.184 have obligated $61,765,852 in federal funds to 7 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.184?
The recipients obligated the most under Pandemic Relief Activities: Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity - Technical Assistance Grants are Flower Hill Institute ($40,339,200), Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc. ($7,183,000) and American Meat Science Association ($5,638,900).
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