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MPPEP Phase 3 Invasive Wild-Caught Catfish

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

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,

Funding
Estimated total program funding: $6,000,000
Category
Agriculture & Food
Status
OPEN
Deadline
12/8/2026

About

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.

Eligibility

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

Applicant types

Grants.gov eligibility code 00Grants.gov eligibility code 01Grants.gov eligibility code 02Grants.gov eligibility code 07Grants.gov eligibility code 11Grants.gov eligibility code 12Grants.gov eligibility code 22Grants.gov eligibility code 23Grants.gov eligibility code 25
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Notice-specific evidence check

What an applicant must verify for MPPEP Phase 3 Invasive Wild-Caught Catfish

Applicant evidence

  • Applicant type: State governments
  • Applicant type: County governments
  • Applicant type: City or township governments
  • Applicant type: Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Applicant type: Native American tribal organizations
  • Applicant type: 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than higher-education institutions
  • Applicant type: For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Applicant type: Small businesses

Opportunity boundaries

  • Recorded funding: Estimated total program funding: $6,000,000
  • Recorded deadline: December 8, 2026; confirm time zone and submission system.
  • Recorded focus: Agriculture
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Application checklist

How to apply for MPPEP Phase 3 Invasive Wild-Caught Catfish

The steps below turn the recorded grant fields into a pre-submission check. They do not replace the current Notice of Funding Opportunity or its amendments.

Recorded eligibility

  • • Applicant types: Grants.gov eligibility code 00, Grants.gov eligibility code 01, Grants.gov eligibility code 02, Grants.gov eligibility code 07, Grants.gov eligibility code 11, Grants.gov eligibility code 12.
  • • Geographic scope is not structured in this record.
  • • Notice summary: 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

Focus areas: AG

Recorded deadline

December 7, 2026 — confirm the time zone and submission system

A missing or rolling date is not permission to assume an open application window.

  1. 1. Confirm fitMatch your applicant type, location, project scope and any cost-share or registration rule to the official notice.
  2. 2. Read the noticeCollect the current guidelines, amendments, budget rules, required attachments and submission instructions.
  3. 3. Check timingRecord the deadline time zone, internal review date and any earlier registration or portal cut-off.
  4. 4. Submit thereUse the official application route and save the confirmation or submission reference.

Official sources

Recorded source: https://www.grants.gov/xml-extract

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Last directory verification: Sep 8, 2026.