MPPEP Phase 3 Invasive Wild-Caught Catfish

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Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Department of Agriculture) is accepting applications for this grant until Dec 7, 2026 (26 days left).

Individual awards range from $50,000 to $2,000,000, the agency expects to make 6 awards and estimated total program funding is $6,000,000.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, small businesses, for-profit companies, state governments, local governments and tribal governments & organizations, plus others described in the listing.

Cost sharing or matching is required.

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• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

for‐profit and nonprofit entities, producer‐owned Cooperatives and corporations, certified benefit corporations, Tribes and Tribal Entities, State or local government entities, and other business types (regardless of legal structure

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) provides grants to help eligible meat and poultry processors expand their capacity, which creates new, better and more processing options for meat and poultry producers. The goal for MPPEP Phase 3 Round 2 is to support Processors of Invasive, Wild-Caught Catfish species by increasing Processing capacity and providing greater opportunity in this sector. Strategies that can fulfill the goal of this NOFO and ensure lasting impacts include projects to increase Processing capacity; increase Processing volume; elevate incomes for both fishers and Processors; and to provide fair wages, and new, stable and safe job opportunities at Processing facilities to increase economic development in rural communities.

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