This federal department grant, the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG), assists meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities. This grant is for facility improvements and planning activities crucial for obtaining a Federal Grant of Inspection or compliant State-inspected status for cooperative interstate shipment. Eligible entities include commercial businesses, cooperatives, and tribal enterprises. The program aims to enhance capacity and efficiency, expand markets, meet demand, uphold food safety, and increase processing access for smaller, new, disadvantaged, and veteran producers, plus underserved communities.
Opportunity ID: 334269
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-MPIRG-G-21-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 276 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.180 — Meat and Poultry Interstate Shipment and Inspection Readiness Program (ISIRP) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 02, 2021 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 02, 2021 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Sep 01, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | 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 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Description: | 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants.gov Contact Center
Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 334269 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> 2021_MPIRG Project Narrative Template v.3 final_COMPLIANT.pdf
Folder 334269 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> 2021_MPIRG RFA Final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.180 | PKG00267872 | Jun 21, 2021 | Aug 02, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
334269 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
334269 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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