OpportunityTitle: Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Consistent with 21 U.S.C. &#167; 473, meat or poultry slaughter or processing facilities must be conducting business and processing eligible meat or poultry products at the location seeking a GOI or CIS 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  10   P a g e 3.3 COST SHARING AND MATCHING  4.0 APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION 4.1 ELECTRONIC APPLICATION PACKAGE  4.2 CONTENT AND FORM OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION 4.2.1 SF-424 APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE U.S. Virgin Islands, including those lands managed or owned by Tribal entities; or 2. Seeking to operate as a State-inspected facility compliant with the CIS program under either the FMIA or PPIA by the end of the period of performance. Facilities with operations that are currently exempt from Federal inspection under the FMIA and PPIA but are seeking to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection under the FMIA or PPIA are also eligible. Exempt operations may include, but are not limited to Custom, Retail, etc.
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: &#61623; Improving meat and poultry slaughter and processing capacity and efficiency; &#61623; Developing new markets and expanding existing markets; &#61623; Increasing capacity and better meeting consumer and producer demand; &#61623; Maintaining strong inspection and food safety standards; &#61623; Obtaining a larger commercial presence; &#61623; 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.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants.gov Customer Support
GrantorContactText: Grants.gov Contact Center&lt;br/&gt;Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays.&lt;br/&gt;support@grants.gov
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