This USDA-supported grant program, the State and Regional AgrAbility Program, aims to significantly enhance the quality of life and success for individuals with disabilities and their families engaged in production agriculture. This grant is for cooperative projects between State Cooperative Extension Services (based at 1862 or 1890 Land-Grant Universities) and private, non-profit disability organizations. The program builds national, regional, state, and local service capacity through education, networking, and direct assistance for AgrAbility customers. Measures of success include improved financial stability, better access to life activities for customers, and the ability of states and regions to deliver necessary services efficiently and satisfactorily.
Opportunity ID: 49983
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-002651 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | State and Regional AgrAbility Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.500 — Cooperative Extension Service |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 18, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 18, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,300,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $180,000 |
| Award Floor: | $150,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only Cooperative Extension Services at 1862 and 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, including Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University, and the University of the District of Columbia, are eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Description: | AgrAbility increases the likelihood that individuals with disabilities and their families engaged in production agriculture (AgrAbility customers) become more successful. The primary outcome is enhanced quality of life for people with disabilities in agriculture. The program supports cooperative projects in which State Cooperative Extension Services (CES) based at either 1862 or 1890 Land-Grant Universities subcontract to private, non-profit disability organizations. Measures of success may include improvements in customers’ financial stability or access to life activities and the capacity of states and regions to deliver services this population requires in a timely and satisfying manner. To address the specialized needs of AgrAbility’s customers, the program builds service capacity on national, regional, state, and local levels through education and networking. In the absence of capacity, projects provide assistance to customers. Projects use marketing to direct the public to initiatives in education, networking, and assistance. (See RFA for details.) |
| Link to Additional Information: | State and Regional AgrAbility Program |
| 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
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Related Documents
Folder 49983 Full Announcement-1 -> agrability rfa fy 2010 v5 final word 97 102309.pdf
Packages
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.500 | PKG00014333 | Oct 23, 2009 | Dec 18, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
49983 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
49983 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
49983 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
49983 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
49983 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
49983 PerformanceSite_1_2-1.2.pdf
49983 CSREES_Supplemental_Info-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
49983 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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