Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding

Objective

To assist eligible meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities with costs incurred in making improvements and carrying out other planning activities necessary to obtain a Federal “Grant of Inspection” under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA); or to operate as a State-inspected facility that is compliant with FMIA or PPIA under the respective Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) program. The MPIRG focused on: Improving meat and poultry slaughter and processing capacity and efficiency; Developing new and expanding existing markets; Increasing capacity and better meeting consumer and producer demand; Maintaining strong inspection and food safety standards; Obtaining a larger commercial presence; and Increasing access to slaughter/processing facilities for smaller farms and ranches, new and beginning farmers and ranchers, socially disadvantaged producers, veteran producers, and/or underserved communities

Who Can Apply

• Other

Who Benefits

• Other

Consistent with 21 U.S.C. § 473, meat or poultry slaughter or processing facilities must be conducting business and processing eligible meat or poultry products at the location seeking a GOI or CIS at the time they submit the grant application to be eligible for the program.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

mpirggrants@usda.gov
202-690-1300