1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants Act or the RAMP–UP Act . 2. Grants for improvements to meat and poultry facilities to allow for interstate shipment The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: H Grants for improvements to meat and poultry facilities to allow for interstate shipment 298. Grants for improvements to meat and poultry facilities to allow for interstate shipment (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service and in consultation with the Administrator of the Food Safety Inspection Service, shall make grants to meat and poultry processing facilities in operation as of the date on which an application for such a grant is made to assist such facilities with respect to costs incurred in making improvements to such facilities and carrying out other planning activities necessary to be subject to inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.). (b) Grant amount The amount of a grant under this section shall not exceed $100,000. (c) Condition As a condition on receipt of a grant under this section, a grant recipient shall agree that if the recipient is not subject to inspection or making a good faith effort to be subject to inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) within 36 months of receiving such grant, the grant recipient shall make a payment (or payments) to the Secretary in an amount equal to the amount of the grant. (d) Matching funds (1) In general The Secretary shall require a grant recipient to provide matching nonFederal funds in an amount equal to the amount of a grant. (2) Exception The Secretary shall not require any grant recipient to provide matching funds with respect to a grant awarded in fiscal years 2020 or 2021. (e)