Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG)
The summary for the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG): The MPIRG supports a range of eligible meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities, including facilities operating under State inspection or those exempt from Federal inspection, in making facility improvements and carrying out other planning activities necessary to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection or to operate as a State-inspected facility that is compliant with the cooperative interstate shipment program under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or Poultry Products Inspection Act. Such entities may include, but are not limited to, commercial businesses, cooperatives, tribal enterprises, etc. The program focuses on: • Improving meat and poultry slaughter and processing capacity and efficiency; • Developing new markets 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; • Increasing access to slaughter/processing facilities for smaller farms and ranches, new and beginning farmers and ranchers, socially disadvantaged producers, veteran producers, and underserved communities.
| Federal Grant Title: | Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) |
| Federal Agency Name: | Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-MPIRG-G-21-0001 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.180 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | August 2nd, 2021 |
| Original Application Deadline: | August 2nd, 2021 |
| Posted Date: | June 21st, 2021 |
| Creation Date: | June 21st, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | September 1st, 2021 |
| Total Program Funding: | |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $200,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 276 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | June 21st, 2021 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Consistent with 21 U.S.C. § 473, meat or poultry slaughter or processing facilities must be operational at the time they submit the grant application to be eligible for the program. In addition, such facilities must be: 1. Seeking to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection under the FMIA or PPIA in the 50 States, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including those managed or owned by Tribal entities; or 2. Seeking to operate as a State-inspected facility compliant with either the FMIA under the CIS Program or the PPIA under the CIS Program by this RFA's deadline. Facilities that are exempt from Federal inspection under the FMIA and PPIA are also eligible. Exemptions may include, but are not limited to Custom, Retail, etc.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG)
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