USDA on Friday published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public input on a host of issues related to their announcement of deploying $500 million in a combination of grants, loans and technical assistance to expand U.S. meat processing capacity.
The agency has set an August 30 deadline for those to provide information on scores of questions posed by USDA on the effort.
USDA is seeking input on “how to invest an estimated $500 million of American Rescue Plan funds to improve infrastructure, increase capacity, and hasten diversification across the processing industry.”