Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States

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	Federal Grant Title:	Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States
	CFDA Number:	10.458
	CFDA Description:	Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States
	Federal Agency Name:	Risk Management Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to deliver crop insurance education and information to U.S. agricultural producers in certain States that have been designated as historically underserved with respect to crop insurance.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	2010-USDA-RME-TS-0001
	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 27, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 27, 2010
	Archive Date:	May 27, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	16
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$700,000
	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 agreement program is to deliver crop insurance education and information to U.S. agricultural producers in certain States that have been designated as historically underserved with respect to crop insurance. The states, collectively referred to as Targeted States, are Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine,Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Multiple cooperative agreements will be funded not to exceed the maximum funding amount established for each of the 16 Targeted States. Awardees must agree to the substantial involvement of RMA in the project.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.rma.usda.gov/news/2010/02/targetedstates.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Sundii Johnson Phillips Grants and Agreement Specialist Phone 202-720-5265

RMA email address [sundii.johnson-phill@rma.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Risk Management Education in Targeted States (Targeted States Program); • Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States (Targeted States Program); • Targeted States Program