Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program

 

SMHPP provides assistance to producers that sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through September 1, 2020, the period in which these producers faced the greatest reduction in market prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Active 10.144 Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Fiscal Year 2022 It is anticipated that FSA will receive approximately 23,113 SMHPP applications and issue payments totaling up to $20,000,000. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Division B, Title I, Pub. L. 116–136; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division N, Title VII, Subtitle B, Chapter 1, Sec. 751, Pub. L. 116–260, Public Law - Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Individual/Family, Profit organization Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Individual/Family, Profit organization. An eligible producer is a person or legal entity who has ownership of eligible hogs and whose production and facilities are located in the United States. Eligible producers must have sold the hogs through negotiated sale contract during the time frame of April 16, 2020, through September 1, 2020. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership of U.S. citizens of or resident aliens; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law solely owned by U.S. citizens or resident aliens; or Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. A person or legal entity, other than a joint venture or general partnership, is ineligible if the person's or legal entity's average adjusted gross income exceeds $900,000 unless they qualify for an exception. Not applicable. Applicants must submit an application and additional required eligibility forms and documentation, if not already on file with FSA. Applicants are required to submit documentation to substantiate the information on their application. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Applicants must submit a complete application to their FSA county office. All required supporting documentation must be submitted to their FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date an applicant signs the application. If required documentation is not submitted within the 60 days, the application will not be processed and will not be acted on by USDA. If requested by FSA, the applicant must provide supporting documentation to substantiate the information on their application. Examples of supporting documentation that may be requested include negotiated sale agreement, veterinarian records, feeding records, inventory records, rendering receipts, purchase receipts, and other records determined acceptable by the relevant FSA county committee. If any supporting documentation is requested, the documentation must be submitted to FSA within 30 days from the request or the application will be disapproved by FSA. The assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible producers. Payments to eligible applicants are expected to be made once applications are processed. December 15, 2021 through April 29, 2022. Applicants must apply by April 29, 2022. All required supporting documentation must be submitted to the applicant's FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date the applicant signs their application. From 1 to 15 days. From 15 to 30 days. Applicants may request reconsideration of a decision by the decision authority or appeal such decisions to a higher authority including the county and State FSA committees and the National Appeals Division. Appeal regulations in 7 CFR parts 11 and 780 apply. General eligibility provisions and other matters of general applicability that are not in response to, or result from, an individual set of facts in an individual participant's application for payment are not matters that can be appealed. Not applicable. Not applicable. Unrestricted use. Assistance will be used by eligible producers who sold hogs through spot market sale contract during the time frame of April 16, 2020, through September 1, 2020. Unrestricted use. Assistance will be used by eligible producers who sold hogs through spot market sale contract during the time frame of April 16, 2020, through September 1, 2020. Not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements. Applicants must submit documentation to verify the information certified on their application. Applicants must retain documentation in support of the application for 3 years after the date of approval. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Applications must be submitted by April 29, 2022. All required supporting documentation must be submitted to the applicant's FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date the applicant signs their application. There are no restrictions placed on the time permitted to spend the money awarded. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. Kimberly Graham
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250 USA
kimberly.graham@usda.gov
Phone: (202) 720-6825 https://www.farmers.gov/ 12-0115-0-1-351 (Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use) FY 22$62,000,000.00; FY 23 est $13,000,000.00; FY 24 est $0.00; FY 21$0.00; FY 20$0.00; - SMHPP payments will be calculated by multiplying the number of head of eligible hogs, not to exceed 10,000 head, by the payment rate per head of $54. FSA will issue payments to eligible hog operations as applications are received and approved. SMHPP is not subject to payment limitations. The program will be administered as provided in the Notification of Funding Availability published in the Federal Register. Procedural handbooks and fact sheets are available in county FSA offices. Not applicable.