# USDA Awards Kansas Meat Processor Grants

On November 2, 2026, USDA announced $3,973,385 in Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program grants for 10 independent Kansas meat processors. The funding will support equipment, cold storage, production-line, and facility-capacity expansions; Plainview Beef Company received the largest award, $2 million. The grant selections are complete, so this announcement is not an open solicitation, but the funded projects may create follow-on demand for processing equipment, refrigeration, packaging, construction, and related services.

- Suppliers and contractors can evaluate whether their equipment or facility services align with the planned expansions and pursue business directly with the grant recipients.
- The $2 million Plainview Beef Company project is the largest identified opportunity; the signal also describes separate $250,000 grants for processing equipment and capacity improvements.
- Procurement teams should distinguish these downstream commercial opportunities from a federal contract competition: USDA has announced grant awards, not a solicitation for vendors.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 02, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- USDA Rural Development (USDA RD)
- USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS)

### Vendors
- Plainview Beef Company LLC (awardee)
- Stroot’s Meat Company, Inc. (awardee)
- T & W Meat Co. LLC (awardee)
- Meade Locker & Processing LLC (awardee)
- Hat Creek Butchery (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> A strong, independent processing sector is essential to our food security, and these Kansas processors build the resilient supply chain this country needs.
> — Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture

> USDA is working to give farmers and ranchers a better chance to compete in the marketplace, increasing local food options and lowering costs for Kansas families.
> — Gimmie Jo Jansonius, Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator

### Sources
- [USDA Invests Nearly $4 Million to Expand Kansas Meat Processing Capacity, Strengthen Competition and Support American Ranchers | Rural Development](https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/news-release/usda-invests-nearly-4-million-expand-kansas-meat-processing-capacity-strengthen-competition-and) - USDA