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Commodity Partnerships Program

Post Date

January 30th 2008

Application Due Date

March 24th 2008

Applications are due 5 p.m. EDT. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered for funding.

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-RMA-RME-2008-01

CFDA Number(s)

10.457

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture
Education
Other

Agricultural Risk Management

Number of Awards

50

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants include State departments of agriculture, universities, non-profit agricultural organizations, and other public or private organizations with the capacity to lead a local program of risk management education for farmers and ranchers in an RMA Region. Individuals are not eligible applicants.

Funding

  • Estimated Total Funding:

    $3750000

  • Award Range:

    $0 - $75000

Grant Description

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces the availability of approximately $3.75 million (subject to availability of funds) for Commodity Partnerships for Risk Management Education (the Commodity Partnerships program). The purpose of this cooperative partnership agreement program is to deliver training and information in the management of production, marketing, and financial risk to U.S. agricultural producers. The program is to give priority to educating producers of crops not insurable with Federal crop insurance, specialty crops, and underserved commodities, including livestock and forage. A maximum of 50 partnership agreements will be funded, five each in ten designated RMA Regions. The maximum award for any agreement will be $75,000. Recipients of awards must demonstrate nonfinancial benefits from a cooperative partnership agreement and must agree to the substantial involvement of RMA in the project. Funding availability for this program may be announced at approximately the same time as funding availability for similar but separate programs. CFDA No. 10.455 (Community Outreach and Assistance Partnerships), CFDA No. 10.456 (Risk Management Research Partnerships), CFDA No.10.458 (Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States) and CFDA No. 10.459 (Commodity Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk Management Education Sessions). Prospective applicants should carefully examine and compare the notices for each program.

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