The USDA is offering the Risk Management Education Partnership Program to provide crop insurance education and risk management training to American agricultural producers. This grant aims to help producers in identifying and managing various risks such as production, marketing, legal, financial, and human factors. Applications are open until August 14, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 277583
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-PP-RMED-2015 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Risk Management Education Partnership Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 250 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.460 — Risk Management Education Partnerships |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 14, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 14, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 13, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $99,999 |
| Award Floor: | $20,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION THROUGH THE RESULTS VERIFICATION SYSTEM. ANY APPLICATION SUBMITTED THROUGH GRANTS.GOV WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The link to the Results Verification System is http://rvs.umn.edu/Home.aspx |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Risk Management Education |
| Description: | The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to deliver crop insurance education and risk management training to U.S. agricultural producers to assist them in identifying and managing production, marketing, legal, financial, and human risk. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Results Verification System |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Risk Management Education Division
202-720-0779 Email:rma.risk-ed@rma.usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 277583 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015 rfa checklist.pdf
Folder 277583 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015 rfa rme partnerships draft – 6_24_2015 508 update 2.pdf
Packages
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