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Local Meat Capacity Grants

Program Information

Popular name

Local MCap

Program Number

10.189

Program objective

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 for meatpacking jobs; spur collaboration among producers and workers; prompt state, tribal, and private co-investment; and provide consumers with more product choices.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2023

    Supported small meat and poultry processing businesses with funds to provide more and better options to producers by increasing meat and poultry processing capacity.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Additional information can be found at www.ams.usda.gov/grants.

  1. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) (Pub. L. No. 117-2).

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • American Indian
  • Anyone/general public
  • Asian
  • Black
  • Consumer
  • Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Individual/Family
  • Local
  • Low Income
  • Major Metropolis (over 250,000)
  • Migrant
  • Minority group
  • Moderate Income
  • Native American Organizations
  • Other Non-White
  • Other Urban
  • Other private institution/organization
  • Other public institution/organization
  • Profit organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • Refugee/Alien
  • Rural
  • Small Business Person
  • Small business
  • Spanish Origin
  • Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
  • Suburban
  • U.S. Citizen
  • Women

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