About Pennsylvania Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence
Pennsylvania Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence channels state-appropriated dollars into applied work for Pennsylvania poultry and livestock production, with a clear emphasis on biosecurity, animal agriculture infrastructure, food safety, and research that can be used on farms. In the recent grants list, Pennsylvania State University appears repeatedly at the top of the award totals, including a $400,999 research grant in 2025 and a $333,282 research grant in 2024, showing the scale of its support for university-based applied research. University of Pennsylvania is another recurring recipient, with grants of $327,650 in 2025 and $178,403 in 2023 for research. The funder also supports producer-facing and industry-service groups, including Pennag Industries Service Corp, which received $225,615 for project funding in 2023 and later $51,255 for biosecurity development in 2024. That mix of research institutions, infrastructure-oriented projects, and industry support fits a funder that is tied to production challenges rather than general philanthropy. Its portfolio includes poultry, swine, sheep, lamb, and goat industries, with work touching diagnostics, telemedicine, workforce development, and processing capacity.
What Pennsylvania Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence Funds
Applied research is a core lane. Pennsylvania State University received $310,355 in 2024 for research and $162,273 in 2023 for research, both aligned with the center’s interest in producer-led projects that can be used in animal agriculture. Biosecurity is another clear theme: Country View Family Farms LLC received $24,000 in 2024 for biosecurity development, and Longenecker's Hatchery Inc received $9,577 in 2023 for the same area. The foundation also backs infrastructure and project work that supports industry operations. Delaware Valley University received $92,879 in 2023 for project funding and $32,861 in 2024 for research, while Agvokate LLC received $83,214 in 2024 for project funding. Food safety and food security appear in the grant program priorities and in the kinds of projects the funder supports across Pennsylvania livestock production.
How Pennsylvania Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence Gives
Grant size is broad, from a p25 of $8,769 to a median of $47,376 and a p75 of $137,160. The recent record also shows very large competitive awards alongside smaller biosecurity and project grants, which points to a project-based funder with room for both research and implementation. The center’s active programs include competitive RFPs and reimbursement or sponsorship tracks, and at least one program accepts unsolicited requests. The grant history is concentrated in Pennsylvania, and the recipient list shows repeated awards to the same institutions over multiple years, especially across 2023, 2024, and 2025.