Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions Program
	CFDA Number:	10.459
	CFDA Description:	Commodity Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk Management Education Sessions
	Federal Agency Name:	Risk Management Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Education Other
	Category Explanation:	Agricultural Risk Management Education
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-RMA-RME-2008-03
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jan 30, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jan 30, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 24, 2008 Applications are due 5 p.m. EDT. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered for funding.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 24, 2008 Applications are due 5 p.m. EDT. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered for funding.
	Archive Date:	Apr 23, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	50
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$10,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	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: 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.
Grant Description: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces the availability of approximately $500,000 (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 50 cooperative partnership agreements will be funded, five 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 Full Grant Announcement: http://www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/agreements/
Grant Announcement Contact: Lon Burke Grants & Agreements Specialist Phone 202-720-5265

Contact Information [RMA.Risk-Ed@rma.usda.gov]
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