Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)

Amount of Funding

Successful applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible project costs if they are a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) with under 500 employees, or up to 25% for companies with more than 500 employees. Funding may provide up to a maximum $5 million per application.

Eligible Applicants

The program is open to companies that process supply-managed commodities, such as:

• Companies that facilitate dairy processing;

• Poultry Primary processors (chicken and turkey);

• Poultry Further processors (chicken and turkey);

• Businesses that operate hatcheries (broiler, egg-type, and turkey); and

• Agricultural egg graders and processors.

Eligible Activities

Funding may be provided to projects that focus on one or more of the following areas:

• Increasing automation efficiencies in processing facilities:

  • Adding automation or robotics to an existing process;

  • Improving automation or robotics that are already implemented;

  • Activities associated with implementing a new production line; and

  • integrating new management software technology.

• Improve a business’ environmental sustainability:

  • Acquiring or implementing equipment that will reduce waste and consumption of water and energy; and

  • Acquiring or implementing equipment that is necessary for treating an increase in waste water, as a result of increased production.

• Address food safety and animal welfare:

  • Designing new packaging approaches that will increase a product’s shelf life; and

  • Acquiring or implementing equipment that will control or reduce pathogens within a facility.

Program Deadline

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