Local Meat Capacity Grants
Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
The purpose of this program is to build resilience in the meat and poultry supply chain by increasing processing capacity and promoting more competition in the sector. This program is designed to support the expansion and diversification of meat and poultry processing capacity to help increase processor income; provide producers an opportunity to have ownership in processing facilities; create stable, well-paying jobs in rural regions; raise the bar on worker health, safety, training, and wages
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Helps small meat and poultry processing businesses expand their operations. Provides funds to increase processing capacity and improve options for producers.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Funding to increase capacity in local meat production and processing within the agricultural sector.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: agriculture, meat production, food processing
Other Criteria: involved in local meat production or processing
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Develop a written program for humane animal handling and welfare.
- Submit the program as a supporting document to the approved technical proposal.
- 🌐Application Portal
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- 📤Submission Method
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- 🔄Intake Type
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📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are required as part of the technical proposal.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Costs associated with meat processing
- Equipment purchases
- Facility upgrades
- Training for staff
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Costs for non-meat related activities
- General administrative expenses not directly related to the grant
- Costs incurred before grant approval
- 📏Expense Caps
- Administrative costs capped at 15%
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- can combine with other government funding
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- documentation of matching funds
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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