Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program

Post Date

August 20th 2009

Application Due Date

September 17th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-CSREES-EXCA-002504

CFDA Number(s)

10.315

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture
Business and Commerce
Education
Employment, Labor and Training
Other

The purpose of the TAAF program is to provide U.S. agricultural producers whose commodities have been certified as adversely affected by imports, and who have been approved through individual application, with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to make adjustments to their operations, business plans, marketing plans for their operations, with the goal of enhancing farm profitability and ability to adjust to imports. Producers of commodities certified by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and who meet the eligibility requirements by USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) are eligible for TAAF program participation. The purpose of the National TAAF Training Coordination Program outlined in this Request for Applications (RFA) is to establish a National TAAF Training Coordination Center responsible for coordinating training and technical assistance required of the TAAF program. Applicants to this RFA must develop a comprehensive proposal which embraces all aspects of the coordination, training and technical assistance, and associated reporting requirements for TAAF and the National TAAF Training Coordination Center as mandated by the ARRA. Guidance on required TAAF reporting under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-09-21 on ARRA can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-21.pdf. The National TAAF Training Coordination Center will coordinate with and report to CSREES, and report activities into associated ARRA data management systems (as described in Part VI.(D)).

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Applications may be submitted by organizations and institutions that are part of the Land Grant system and/or State Cooperative Extension services.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $17000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $17000000

Grant Description

The purpose of the TAAF program is to provide U.S. agricultural producers whose commodities have been certified as adversely affected by imports, and who have been approved through individual application, with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to make adjustments to their operations, business plans, marketing plans for their operations, with the goal of enhancing farm profitability and ability to adjust to imports. Producers of commodities certified by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and who meet the eligibility requirements by USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) are eligible for TAAF program participation. The purpose of the National TAAF Training Coordination Program outlined in this Request for Applications (RFA) is to establish a National TAAF Training Coordination Center responsible for coordinating training and technical assistance required of the TAAF program. Applicants to this RFA must develop a comprehensive proposal which embraces all aspects of the coordination, training and technical assistance, and associated reporting requirements for TAAF and the National TAAF Training Coordination Center as mandated by the ARRA. Guidance on required TAAF reporting under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-09-21 on ARRA can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-21.pdf. The National TAAF Training Coordination Center will coordinate with and report to CSREES, and report activities into associated ARRA data management systems (as described in Part VI.(D)).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  CSREES

• Agency Contact:

  CSREES Help Desk
  Phone: 202-401-5048
  Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET,
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  For questions regarding this RFA.

• Agency Email Address:

  electronic@csrees.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program RFA