!890 Land Grant Institution Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative

The summary for the !890 Land Grant Institution Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	!890 Land Grant Institution Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative
	CFDA Number:	10.856
	CFDA Description:	1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Business and Cooperative Programs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RDRB-06-05-1890
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 20, 2005
	Creation Date:	Jun 30, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 29, 2005 Applications must be submitted by 4 p.m. eastern time on August 29, 2005. Proposals received after 4 p.m. eastern time on August 29, 2005, will not be considered for funding.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	13
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$115,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicant must be an 1890 Land Grant Institution.
Grant Description: Eligible proposals from 1890 Land Grant Universities and Tuskegee University for competitively awarded cooperative agreements for projects that support USDA Rural Development's goals and objectives of providing technical assistance for business creation in economically challenged rural communities, for educational programs to develop and improve upon the professional skills of rural entrepeneurs, and for outreach and promotion of USDA Rural Development's programs in small rural communities with the greatest economic need.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: 1890 Land Grant Institution Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/oa/1890.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Edgar L. Lewis, Program Manager
Phone 202-690-3407, Fax 202-690-2723, Email edgar.lewis@wdc.usda.gov edgar.lewis@wdc.usda.gov Lewis, Edgar
Similar Government Grants: • 1890 Land-Grant Institution Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and Development Initiative; • 1890 Land Grant Institution Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative