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Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program - Phase 4 deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is August 6, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

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Agency

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Award range

$10,000 to $2,000,000

Total funding

$60,000,000

Funding instrument

Grant

CFDA / ALN

10.381

Cost share

Application Countdown

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Quick facts

Opportunity number: Not listed
Last updated: May 6, 2026
Expected awards: Not listed

Deadline summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD) Rural Business‐Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), requests applications for the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program - Phase 4 (the Program or MPPEP-4) - Fortifying the American Beef Industry. MPPEP-4 is authorized under Section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which provides funding to make “loans and grants and provide other assistance to maintain and improve food and agricultura...

Key dates

Posted

May 6, 2026

Deadline

August 6, 2026

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Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationFor profit organizations other than small businessesSmall businessesProducer-owned cooperatives Tribes Tribal Entities

Producer-owned cooperatives Tribes Tribal Entities