The US Department of Agriculture is offering the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program aimed at providing education, training, outreach, and mentoring to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. With funding from the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and the Agriculture Act of 2014, this grant addresses the challenges posed by the aging farming population and the decreasing number of farmers. The program aims to support and educate new farmers and ranchers to ensure the future of agriculture in the United States. Application deadline: March 13, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 271272
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-BFR-004835 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.311 — Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 09, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 13, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 13, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 12, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $18,540,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, or tribal agencies; community based organizations; nongovernmental organizations; junior and four-year colleges or universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; private for-profit organizations; and other appropriate partners. Inclusion of beginning and/or non-beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the collaborative group is strongly encouraged.
Applications submitted by individuals, or by organizations that do not involve other entities in a network or partnership, are not eligible for consideration under any category applicable to the BFRDP. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Description: | Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can be generally traced back to the advent of the 1862 and the 1890 Morrill Land Grant Acts. But for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410), appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are: the rising average age of U.S. farmers, the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018, and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development 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
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 271272 Full Announcement-1 -> 15_BFRDP final to post.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.311 | PKG00211525 | Jan 09, 2015 | Mar 13, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
271272 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
271272 RR_FedNonFedBudget-1.1.pdf
271272 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
271272 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
271272 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_2_0-2.0.pdf
271272 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
271272 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
271272 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget30-1.2.pdf
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