Closed · RD-RBS-22-01-MPPEP · CFDA 10.381 · Discretionary
Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Rural Business-Cooperative Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $25M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 11, 2022
- Close date
- 15
- Expected awards
The verdict
Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program is a closed discretionary listing from Rural Business-Cooperative Service that offered Up to $25,000,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $25M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15
- expected awards
- 10.381
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program - is cataloged under number RD-RBS-22-01-MPPEP and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.381, posted by Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on February 25, 2022 and last updated on April 11, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $25,000,000. The agency has projected $150.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 15 awards. If the agency funds the expected 15 awards from the $150.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $10.0 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on May 11, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $25,000,000
Close Date
May 11, 2022
Applications must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on May 11, 2022, through www.Grants.gov. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered for evaluation or funding.
Posted
February 25, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$150,000,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Grant
Description
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD) Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), requests applications for the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP). MPPEP is authorized under Section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act, which provides funding for “loans and grants and other assistance to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency.” Pursuant to this authority, USDA is making grant funding available to meat and poultry processors for start-up and expansion. This will promote competition and give more and better options to producers by increasing meat and poultry processing capacity. Separately, USDA is using the same authority to increase available capital through loan guarantees and intermediary relending. The grants in MPPEP can finance no more than $25M or 20% of the project costs and requires the grantee to demonstrate committed project financing. USDA is also making available funding for technical assistance through providers who are experts in the fields of meat and poultry processing, and business planning. Information on technical assistance providers will be included, as available, on the MPPEP website. Applicants that are nationally dominant in beef, pork, chicken, or turkey processing are ineligible; for the purpose of this RFA, nationally dominant is characterized as holding a market share greater than or equal to the entity that holds the fourth largest share of the market for any of the listed species.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Please visit the MPPEP Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/mppep and select the Contact Tab to access the “MPPEP Ask a Question Form”.
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