AGRI Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing Grant

Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)

Predicted deadline: Oct 12, 2024 2:00pm PDT

Grant amount: US $1,000 - US $150,000

Funding uses: Training / Capacity Building, Project / Program

Location of project: Minnesota

Location of residency: Minnesota

Overview:

Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing Grant

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing Grant (MPEM).

Grant funds are available to facilitate the start-up, modernization, or expansion of meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing businesses. The program aims to increase sales of Minnesota-raised livestock products by investing in equipment and physical improvements that support processing, capacity, market diversification, and market access.

Priorities

This grant program serves start-up, modernization, or expansion of meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing facilities and will prioritize:

• Operations owned by individuals in historically underserved communities or businesses that reflect historically underserved communities in the operation’s priorities.
  • Historically underserved communities include businesses owned by women, veterans, persons with disabilities, American Indian or Alaskan Natives, members of a community of color, young people, and people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or asexual (LGBTQIA+).
• Projects that increase food safety.
• Projects that expand local meat or poultry slaughter capacity and increased access to Kosher or Halal markets.
  

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