PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To supply Federal assistance to States desiring to operate a meat and poultry inspection program in order to assure the consumer an adequate supply of safe, wholesome, and properly labeled meat and poultry products.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. AGRICULTURE;
- Marketing;
2. CONSUMER PROTECTION;
- Regulation, Inspection, Enforcement;
3. FOOD AND NUTRITION;
- Food Inspection;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Anyone/general public;

WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);