Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities: State and Regional AgrAbility Projects

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	Federal Grant Title:	Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities: State and Regional AgrAbility Projects
	CFDA Number:	10.500
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Extension Service
	Federal Agency Name:	CSREES
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education Agriculture Employment Labor and Training
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-CSREES-SLBCD-000181
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Sep 28, 2006
	Creation Date:	Sep 28, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 01, 2006
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Dec 31, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$43,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$150,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: 1862 and 1890 Land-grant Colleges and Universities
Grant Description: CSREES requests applications for the Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities (AgrAbility) - State and Regional AgrAbility Projects for fiscal year (FY) 2007 to increase the likelihood that farmers, ranchers, farm workers, or farm family members with disabilities and their farms experience success. CSREES anticipates approximately $4.3 million will be available for support of AgrAbility in FY 2007. Of this amount, CSREES anticipates approximately $600,000 will be available to fund new state and regional AgrAbility projects (SRAPs), and the remainder will be awarded to the National AgrAbility Project and SRAPs eligible for continuation.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities: State and Regional AgrAbility Projects
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/agrability.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Bradley Rein
National Program Leader
Phone 202-401-0151 brein@csrees.usda.gov For any questions regarding this RFA
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