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 Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	This program is to deliver training and information in management of production, marketing, and financial risk to U.S. agricultural producers.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	2010-USDA-RME-SS-0001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 05, 2010
	Creation Date:	Mar 05, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 27, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 27, 2010
	Archive Date:	May 27, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	110
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,100,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$10,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The purpose of this cooperative partnership agreement program is to deliver training and information in management of production, marketing, and financial risk to U.S. agricultural producers. The program gives priority to educating producers of crops currently not insured under Federal crop insurance, specialty crops, and underserved commodities,including livestock and forage. A maximum of 110 cooperative partnership agreements will be funded, with a minimum of ten in each of the ten designated RMA Regions. The maximum award for any cooperative partnership agreement will be 10,000. Awardees must demonstrate nonfinancial benefits from a cooperative partnership agreement and must agree to the substantial involvement of RMA in the project.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.rma.usda.gov/news/2010/02/smallsessions.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Sundii Johnson Phillips Grants and Agreement Specialist Phone 202-720-5265

Email [sundii.johnson-phill@rma.usda.gov]
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