USDA hosts webinar on USDA Assistance for Small Scale Meat Processing

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USDA hosts webinar on USDA Assistance for Small Scale Meat Processing

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Publish time：2020-07-28

Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. EDT, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering a free webinar, “USDA Assistance for Small Scale Meat Processing — An Overview of Rural Development and Food Safety Inspection Service Program Opportunities and Assi

The USDA’s Rural Development offers loans, grants, and loan guarantees to assist small and very small meat processors, and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service provides inspection services that broaden the marketplace for processors who are looking for more retail and commercial outlets.

The webinar will feature Secretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears and Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand. She will explain how these opportunities and programs work together to support small scale meat processing.

Programs To Be Featured:

Business and Industry (B&I) Loan Guarantee Program
B&I CARES Act Program
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loan and Grant Program (REAP)
REAP Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants
Value-Added Producer Grants Program
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program
Intermediary Relending Program
Federal and State Inspection Programs

Webinar Topics:

Funding for Small Scale Processing
How to Get a Federal Grant of Inspection
State and Custom Exempt Inspection Programs

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