- Improve the middle of the supply chain operations.
- Expand capacity for processing, aggregation, and distribution of agricultural products to create more and better markets for producers.
- Modernize manufacturing, tracking, storage, and information technology systems.
- Enhance worker safety through the adoption of new technologies or investment in equipment or facility improvements.
- Improve the capacity of entities to comply with federal, state, and local food safety requirements.
- Improve operations through training opportunities.
- Support the construction of a new facility.
- Modernize or expand an existing facility (including expansion and modifications to existing buildings and/or construction of new buildings at existing facilities).
- Support the construction of wastewater management structures.
- Modernize processing and manufacturing equipment.
- Develop, customize, or install equipment that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, increases efficiency in water use, improves air and/or water quality, and/or meets one or more of USDA’s climate action goals.
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