Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States

Post Date

July 1st 2015

Application Due Date

August 14th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-TS-RMED-2015

CFDA Number(s)

10.458

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

50

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

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Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $5000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $700000

Grant Description

The purpose of the Targeted States program is to deliver crop insurance education and information to U.S. agricultural producers in States where there is traditionally, and continues to be a low level of Federal crop insurance participation and availability, and producers are underserved by the Federal crop insurance program. These states, defined as Targeted States for the purposes of this RFA are Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Risk Management Agency

• Agency Contact:

  Risk Management Education Division
  202-720-0779

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Risk Management Education Division

• Agency Email Address:

  rma.risk-ed@rma.usda.gov

• Location:

  Risk Management Education

• More Information:

  Results Verification System