This grant, offered by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), is for the Commodity Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk Management Education Sessions program. Approximately $900,000 is available to fund up to 90 cooperative partnership agreements, with a maximum award of $10,000 per agreement. The purpose is to provide training and information on managing production, marketing, and financial risks to U.S. agricultural producers via small sessions. Priority will be given to educating producers of crops not covered by Federal crop insurance, specialty crops, and underserved commodities, including livestock and forage. Recipients must show non-financial benefits and accept significant RMA involvement.
Opportunity ID: 46382
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-RMA-RME-2009-03 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Commodity Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk Managment Education Sessions |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 90 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.459 — Commodity Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk Management Education Sessions |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 11, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 11, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 10, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $900,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $10,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants include State departments of agriculture, universities, non-profit agricultural organizations, and other public or private organizations with the capacity to lead a local program of risk management education for farmers and ranchers in an RMA Region. Individuals are not eligible applicants |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Risk Management Agency |
| Description: | The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces the availability of approximately $900,000 (subject to availability of funds) for Commodity Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk Management Education Sessions (Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions Program). The purpose of this cooperative partnership agreement program is to deliver training and information in the management of production, marketing, and financial risk to U.S. agricultural producers in small sessions. The program is to give priority to educating producers of crops not insurable with Federal crop insurance, specialty crops, and underserved commodities, including livestock and forage. A maximum of 90 cooperative partnership agreements will be funded, nine each in ten designated RMA Regions. The maximum award for any agreement will be $10,000. Recipients of awards must demonstrate nonfinancial benefits from a partnership agreement and must agree to the substantial involvement of RMA in the project. Funding availability for this program may be announced at approximately the same time as funding availability for similar but separate programs. CFDA No. 10.455 (Community Outreach and Assistance Partnerships), CFDA No. 10.456 (Risk Management Research Partnerships), CFDA No. 10.457 (Commodity Partnerships for Risk Management Education) and CFDA No.10.458 (Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States). Prospective applicants should carefully examine and compare the notices for each program. |
| Link to Additional Information: | To obtain a copy of the full announcement and more information on items in the Application Kit (RFA for Risk Managment |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tamara Marshall-Jones
Grants and Agreement Spec Phone 202-260-4726 Email:tamara.marshall@rma.usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Tamara Marshall-Jones Grants and Agreement Spec Phone 202-260-4726 Email: tamara.marshall@rma.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.459 | PKG00011310 | Mar 27, 2009 | May 11, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
46382 SF424-2.0.pdf
46382 SF424B-1.1.pdf
46382 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
46382 Other-1.1.pdf
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