USDA Invests $55.2M in Meat and Poultry Inspection Operations Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $55.2 million will be put towards competitive grant funding available through the new Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program. The program will be funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said that through MPIRG, meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities can cover the costs for necessary improvements to achieve a Federal Grant of Inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products Inspection Act, or to operate under a state’s Cooperative Interstate Shipment program.