Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States (Targeted States Program)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States (Targeted States Program)
	CFDA Number:	10.458
	CFDA Description:	Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States
	Federal Agency Name:	Risk Management Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-RMA-RME-2009-02
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 27, 2009
	Creation Date:	Mar 27, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 11, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 11, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jun 10, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	16
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$4,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$562,000
	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: 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 eligible applicants.
Grant Description: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces the availability of approximately $4.5 million (subject to availability of funds) to fund cooperative agreements under the Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States program (the Targeted States program). 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, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Hawaii, West Virginia, and Wyoming. A maximum of 15 cooperative agreements will be funded, one in each of the 16 Targeted States. The maximum award for varies by State. Recipients of awards must agree to the substantial involvement of RMA in the project. Funding availability for this program may be an approximately the same time as funding availability for similar but separate programs. CFDA No.1 0.455 (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. 10.459 (Commodity Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk Management Education Sessions). Prospective applicants should carefully examine and compare the notices program.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/agreements/
Grant Announcement Contact: Tamara Marshall-Jones Grants and Agreement Spec Phone 202-260-4726

Work email address [tamara.marshall@rma.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Risk Management Education in Targeted States (Targeted States Program); • Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States; • Targeted States Program