This Risk Management Agency (RMA) cooperative agreement program provides crop insurance education and information to U.S. agricultural producers. It specifically targets 16 historically underserved states, collectively termed ‘Targeted States’. The grant aims to improve understanding and adoption of crop insurance among producers in these regions. Multiple cooperative agreements will be funded, each with a maximum amount for its respective Targeted State. Awardees must agree to substantial involvement from RMA to ensure the project’s effective delivery of vital educational resources to these agricultural communities.
Opportunity ID: 52529
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2010-USDA-RME-TS-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to deliver crop insurance education and information to U.S. agricultural producers in certain States that have been designated as historically underserved with respect to crop insurance. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 16 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.458 — Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 05, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 27, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $700,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Risk Management Education |
| Description: | The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to deliver crop insurance education and information to U.S. agricultural producers in certain States that have been designated as historically underserved with respect to crop insurance. The states, collectively referred to as Targeted States, are Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine,Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Multiple cooperative agreements will be |
| Link to Additional Information: | Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States 2010 RFA |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sundii Johnson Phillips
Grants and Agreement Specialist Phone 202-720-5265 Email:sundii.johnson-phill@rma.usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 52529 Full Announcement-1 -> targeted statesrfa-2010.pdf
Folder 52529 Other Supporting Documents-Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace 1 -> ad-1049.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Sundii Johnson Phillips Grants and Agreement Specialist Phone 202-720-5265 Email: sundii.johnson-phill@rma.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.458 | PKG00017013 | Feb 26, 2010 | Apr 27, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
52529 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
52529 SF424A-1.0.pdf
52529 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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