Building Resilient Local Meat Supply Chains in the Face of COVID-19: Enhancing Processing Services, Farm Viability, and Market Capacity

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Organization:

North Carolina State University

Amount:

198843

Program Area:

Open Grants Program

County of Applicant:

Wake

Year:

12/03/2020

Description:

This grant provides funding that will leverage $10 million in COVID-19 relief funds directed to North Carolina livestock processors by providing assistance to help them use those funds effectively. It will also support livestock producers who sell bulk meat into the direct-to-consumer market by offering technical assistance and expanding their options for processing. Because some existing processors are operating at full capacity without the ability to schedule producers for services for a year, this project will also address some of the pressures faced by those producers in getting their products to market. Golden LEAF funds will be used for contract personnel, travel, marketing, supplies, and meetings.

Contact:

Ms. Sarah Blacklin
2601 Wolf Village Way
Admin Services III, Suite 240
Raleigh, 
North Carolina 
27695-7514 
(919) 928-4771