This program provides competitive grants for construction, purchase, renovation, and equipment upgrades to increase processing capacity for invasive wild-caught catfish and overall throughput. It supports operational efficiency, supply chain resiliency, and invasive species management within the U.S. meat and poultry processing sector.
Eligible applicants include for-profit and nonprofit entities, producer cooperatives, certified benefit corporations, tribes, and government entities. Applicants must process seafood or wild-caught catfish commercially, be domestically owned, in business over one year, and have relevant inspection a
