AGRI Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing (MPEM) Grant

AGRI Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing (MPEM) Grant is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Agriculture. This grant facilitates the start-up, modernization, or expansion of meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing businesses.

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Minnesota Department of Agriculture Business Dev, Loans, Grants AGRI Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing Grant The AGRI Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing (MPEM) Grant offers designated grants to facilitate the start-up, modernization, or expansion of meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing businesses.

The intent of the program is to increase sales of Minnesota-raised livestock products by investing in equipment and physical improvements that support processing, capacity, market diversification, and market access.

Eligibility and funding priorities Eligible applicants include: Agricultural cooperatives We will prioritize projects that: Create additional meat or poultry slaughter and processing capacity Increase access to kosher or halal markets Contribute to a food safety plan or increase food safety We expect to award up to $2. 25 million through the AGRI Value-Added and AGRI Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk (MPEM) Grants.

This grant requires a cash match. For the match: You are responsible for 50% of the first $50,000 to receive up to a $25,000 reimbursement. For costs after the first $50,000, you are responsible for 75% of the total remaining cost to receive 25% reimbursement, up to a maximum grant award of $150,000.

You are working on a project that is expected to cost $400,000. We will reimburse $25,000 of the first $50,000 of expenses. After that, you would be eligible for $87,500 in grant reimbursement from the state and would have to contribute the remaining $262,500.

In total, you would be eligible for $112,500 from the state and you would pay for the other $287,500. Table 1. Example $400,000 project showing the reimbursement amount and your contribution Project Cost Applications are due by 4 p.

m. Central Time (CT) on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 . Carefully read the Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Grant FY26 RFP (PDF) for program eligibility requirements, priorities, and scoring criteria.

Apply for the Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk FY26 Grant using our online application system. If you are a new user, you will need to create an account. Once you are logged in, select “AGRI Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Grant FY26.

” Contact us if you need this information in an alternative format. Relationship to the AGRI Value-Added Grant The AGRI MPEM and the AGRI Value-Added Grants are administered as a single program with two application tracks. Meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing businesses should use the information on this page as it’s tailored to these organizations.

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