Des Moines, Iowa — Thirteen businesses will get state money this year from a fund designed to help small-scale meat processors. And establishments in Sibley and Sutherland are among them.
Iowa Economic Development Authority spokesperson Kanan Kappleman says the grants total more than 970 thousand dollars. They tell us that in our area Friedrichsen Meat Company LLC of Sutherland received $100,000 toward a $200,000 project; and Jakes Meat Market in Sibley received a grant in the amount of $30,209 toward a project that’s going to cost $60,418.
Kappleman says the money is often used for buying equipment.
Kappelman says the fund was created after the need was revealed for these type of processors when the large-scale meat processors were shut down during the pandemic. She says there are just a few requirements to get the grants.
There are also some limits on the amount of the grants.
There were five projects that requested grants that didn’t win awards this year. Besides the Sutherland and Sibley grants, here is a list of the other grant recipients with the amount of the project and amount of the grant awarded:
Amana Farms Beef Homestead project cost $16,640; grant awarded: $8,320
Bailey Beef Processing Anita project cost $83,000; grant awarded:$41,500
Cooks Meat Locker LLC Parnell project cost $200,000; grant awarded: $100,000
Double Dutch Meat Processing, Inc. Pella project cost $200,000; grant awarded: $100,000
Edgewood Locker INC project cost $200,000; grant awarded: $100,000
Grimm Family Farm LLC Williamsburg project cost $176,503; grant awarded: $88,251
LDL Investsments Brighton project cost $99,210; grant awarded: $49,605
Northcote Meats Inc. Melcher project cost $200,000, grant awarded: $100,000
Regenerative Food Processing Stacyville project cost $105,350; grant awarded: $52,675
Skoglund Meats & Locker Inc West Bend project cost $200,000; grant awarded: $100,000
The Good Butcher LLC Des Moines project cost $200,000; grant awarded: $100,000
