The Department of Agriculture is offering the Enhancing Crop Insurance Education grant to provide education and information to agricultural producers in states with low Federal crop insurance participation. Targeted States include Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The grant aims to address underserved areas and improve access to the Federal crop insurance program. Deadline to apply is August 14, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 277582
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-TS-RMED-2015 |
| 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: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 50 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.458 — Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States |
| 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: | $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: | ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION THROUGH THE RESULTS VERIFICATION SYSTEM. APPLICATIONS 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 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. |
| 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 |
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Related Documents
Folder 277582 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015 targeted states checklist.pdf
Folder 277582 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015 rfa crop insurance in targeted states program draft – 6_24_2015 update.pdf
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