Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program
	CFDA Number:	10.455
	CFDA Description:	Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Risk Management Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-RMA-OUTREACH-2010-01
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 05, 2010
	Creation Date:	Mar 05, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 15, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 15, 2010
	Archive Date:	May 15, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	50
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	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: Educational institutions, community based organizations, associations of farmers and ranchers, state departments of agriculture, and other non profit organizations.
Grant Description: RMA announces availability of approximately $2.5 million for partnership agreements to fund outreach projects to provide information and training for limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally under-served farmers and ranchers, who produce Priority Commodities as defined in Part I.C. Awards will be made on a competitive basis for projects of up to one year. Recipients must demonstrate non-financial benefits from a partnership agreement and must agree to the substantial RMA involvement in the project.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.rma.usda.gov/news/2010/02/outreachapkit.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Jay Howard-Brock Outreach Program Manager 202-690-4789

Outreach Program Manager [Jay.Howard-Brock@rma.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Risk Management Education and Outreach Partnerships Program; • RMA Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program; • Opportunity USDA-RMA-OUTREACH-2008-01