Closed · USDA-AMS-TM-MPIRG-G-22-0001 · CFDA 10.180 · Discretionary

Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant

Federal grant opportunity posted by Agricultural Marketing Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $200K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 24, 2022
Close date
200
Expected awards

The verdict

Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant is a closed discretionary listing from Agricultural Marketing Service that offered Up to $200,000 across 200 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 123 other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service.

up to $200K
award range
Closed
application status
200
expected awards
10.180
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant is closed (last close May 24, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Agricultural Marketing Service still indexes 123 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 24, 2022

Posted Mar 25 Closes May 24

Expected Awards

200

Instrument

Grant

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, 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, historically underserved producers, veteran producers, and underserved communities.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-AMS-TM-MPIRG-G-22-0001

Grants.gov marks Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the Agricultural Marketing Service book (48 peers, 39% of 124).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency 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. support@grants.gov

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What to do next

Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants