Opportunity ID: 323115
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 12 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | May 14, 2020 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 13, 2020 |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 15, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Jun 16, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
Version History
Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
---|---|---|
Modify close date to allow for approved re-submissions. | May 14, 2020 | |
Extended due date to allow for approved re-submissions. | Dec 16, 2019 | |
Modify close date to allow for approved re-submissions. | Dec 16, 2019 | |
Extended due date to allow for approved re-submission. | Dec 16, 2019 | |
Changed due date to allow re-submission. | Dec 16, 2019 | |
Application due date changed to 04/02/2020. | Dec 16, 2019 | |
The due date for applications has been updated to 4/02/2020. | Dec 16, 2019 | |
Application due date updated to 3/19/2020. | Dec 16, 2019 | |
Application due date updated to 3/19/2020. | Dec 16, 2019 | |
Application due date change to 3/19/2010. | Dec 16, 2019 | |
Corrected title of funding opportunity. | Dec 16, 2019 | |
Dec 16, 2019 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 12
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 12 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | May 14, 2020 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 13, 2020 |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 15, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Jun 16, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 11
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 11 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | May 14, 2020 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 17, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Jun 16, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 10
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 10 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | May 14, 2020 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 16, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Jun 15, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 9
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 9 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | May 14, 2020 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 16, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Jun 15, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 8
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 8 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | May 14, 2020 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 02, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Apr 18, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 7
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 7 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | Mar 18, 2020 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 02, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Apr 18, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 6
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 6 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | Mar 18, 2020 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 19, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Apr 18, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 5
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 5 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | Dec 17, 2019 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 19, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Apr 18, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 4 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | Dec 17, 2019 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 13, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Mar 14, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 3 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | Dec 17, 2019 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 13, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Mar 14, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 2 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 13, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Mar 14, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review.Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant.Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-006970 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2020 Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Grant Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 1 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | Dec 16, 2019 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 13, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Mar 14, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies; community-based organizations (CBOs); nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.
Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP and will be excluded from review. Multiple awards will not be made to the same organization or Project Director in the same calendar year. For FY 2020, organizations that have received awards in FY 2018 or FY 2019, are ineligible to apply. ET awards are exempt from this restriction. An organization with a current ET award may receive a standard grant, and an organization with a current standard grant may receive one (1), but no more than one, concurrent ET grant. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: |
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. The funding is $15 million a year for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 and 2020, $17.5 million for FY 2021, $20 million for FY 2022, and $25 million for FY2023. |
Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
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Agency Contact Information: | NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email: electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
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10.311 | PKG00257166 | Dec 16, 2019 | May 15, 2020 | View |