Small Socially Disadvantaged Producer Grant

Post Date

May 1st 2012

Application Due Date

July 24th 2012

Paper copies must be postmarked and mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no later than July 24, 2012 to be eligible for FY 2012 grant funding. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2012 grant funding. Complete electronic copies must be received

Funding Opportunity Number

RDBCP-12-01-SSDPG

CFDA Number(s)

10.771

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture

Number of Awards

17

Eligibility Categories

Other

Grants may be made to Cooperatives, Groups of Cooperatives, and Cooperative Development Centers. You must be able to verify your legal structure in the State in which you are incorporated. Grants may not be made to public bodies or to individuals.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $175000

Grant Description

Grant funding is available for Cooperative Development Centers, individual Cooperatives, or Groups of Cooperatives that serve socially-disadvantaged groups and where a majority of their governing board is comprised of members of socially-disadvantaged groups or at least 75 percent of their membership is comprised of socially-disadvantaged producers. The SSDPG Program is authorized by _ 310B (e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932). The primary objective of the SSDPG program is to provide Technical Assistance to Small, Socially-Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Business and Cooperative Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Melinda Martin
  Phone 202-720-8460

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Program Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  CPGrants@wdc.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Program Information