This grant is for the purpose of funding a “National Farm Management Center” tasked with significantly enhancing farm business operations nationwide. The core objective is to establish and maintain a comprehensive, publicly accessible national farm financial management database. This Center will play a crucial role by coordinating standardized financial analysis methodologies for farmers, ranchers, and agricultural operators. Furthermore, it will supply essential software tools enabling these groups to perform necessary financial analyses and benchmark individual enterprises effectively. Ultimately, the grant aims to develop and sustain an online national farm financial database, making vital information readily available to support improved farm management for all agricultural stakeholders and the public.
Opportunity ID: 54193
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-FBMB-003180 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.319 — Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 30, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 15, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,400,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7), eligible applicants means : (A) State agricultural experiment stations; (B) colleges and universities; (C) university research foundations; (D) other research institutions and organizations; (E) Federal agencies; (F) national laboratories; (G) private organizations or corporations; (H) individuals; or (I) any group consisting of 2 or more of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (H). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Description: | The purpose of the Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program is to fund an entity or National Farm Management Center which will establish and maintain a national, publicly-available, farm financial management database to support improved farm management. This Center will:
a)Coordinate standardized financial analysis methodologies for use by farmers, ranchers, other agricultural operators, and farm management associations; b)Provide the software tools necessary for farm management associations, farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural operators to perform the necessary financial analyses, including the benchmarking of individual enterprises; and c)Develop and maintain a national farm financial database to facilitate those financial analyses and benchmarking that is available online to farmers, ranchers, other agricultural operators, farm management associations, and the public. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competive Grants Program RFA |
| 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
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 54193 Full Announcement-1 -> 10_fbmb.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.319 | PKG00018419 | Apr 30, 2010 | Jun 15, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54193 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
54193 PerformanceSite_1_3-1.3.pdf
54193 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
54193 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
54193 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
54193 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
54193 CSREES_Supplemental_Info-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
54193 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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