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Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program

(MPPEP)

March 7, 2022

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Welcome

and

Opening Remarks

Dr. Karama Neal

RBCS Administrator

MPPEP RFA Rollout &

Listening Sessions

February 28, 2022, Stakeholder Listening Session Part l

March 7, 2022, Stakeholder Listening Session Part ll

MPPEP Overview

MPPEP Implementation

• $150 million appropriated under this request for applications
• February 24, 2022 – Posted to grants.gov | “Request for Applications, Phase 1”
• April 11, 2022 – Applications Due

MPPEP Phase II

• Grants to meat and poultry processors for start‐up and expansion will be administered in two phases: - Phase I Program, which is referred to as MPPEP - Due April 11, 2022 - Phase II Program, not yet developed and will be different then the Phase 1 MPPEP - Comments accepted via in-take system, RFA Comment

Eligible Projects, Use of Funds, and Applicants

What projects

will MPPEP

support?

RBCS is particularly interested in supporting projects that are:

• in the later stages of development,
• technically feasible,
• financially viable, and
• have already identified other sources of funding.

Eligible Use of Funds (cont’d) RFA Section 1.

• Ensuring compliance with occupational and other safety requirements under applicable law.
• Modernizing equipment or facilities to ensure food safety.
• Paying for voluntary grading services to offer value-added processed products.
• Costs associated with becoming an inspected facility.
• Workforce recruitment, training, apprenticeships, and retention.

What About Further Processing?

• Inputs must be the products of primary

processing.

• Includes smoking, cooking, canning, curing,

refining or rendering.

• Applicants should demonstrate how a project

will increase demand for animals, increase

opportunities for producers to access value-

added markets, or improve the viability of an

existing processing operation.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS RFA Section 2.

Who may apply for the program?

• Entities engaging in – or proposing

to engage in – meat and poultry

processing.

• Includes a variety of legal structures,

public, private and tribal.

• Must not hold a market share equal

to or larger than the fourth largest

entity for beef, pork, chicken or

turkey processing.

• Independently owned and operated.
• Domestically-owned.
• Physically located and operated in

U.S. or its territories.

INELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Meat and poultry processing entities

(existing or planned) that:

• Are for exclusive non-commercial

use.

• Are custom-exempt or otherwise

uninspected with no plans to

operate under Federal inspection or

tribal or state equivalent.

• That hold a market share greater

than or equal to the entity that

holds the fourth largest share of

that market for any of the following

species: beef, pork, chicken, or

turkey processing.

MPPEP Application Checklist (1 / 2)

Application Template Eligible applicants must complete the following forms:

• Form SF 424: Application for Federal Assistance.
• Form SF 424-C: Budget Information for Construction Programs.
• Form SF 424-D: Assurances-Construction Programs.
• Form AD-2106: Form to Assist in Assessment of USDA Compliance with Civil Rights Laws.
• Form SF-LLL: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.

MPPEP Application Checklist (2 / 2)

Eligible applicants must submit the following supporting materials:

• Environmental information ( Comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ).
• Letter of community support if you wish to receive points for the Community Support section.
• Resolution of Support, if your proposed project is on Tribal lands and the applicant is not the Tribe, or an entity owned by the Tribe.
• Design and Construction Documents
  • Source documentation (including resumes) to support key personnel, construction labor, and operational workforce.
  • Financial Viability Package
    • Business Plan
    • Financial Statements
  • Feasibility Study
  • Evidence of Inspection for Existing facilities