Iraq Agricultural Extension Revitalization Project
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| Federal Grant Title: | IRAQ AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION REVITALIZATION PROJECT |
| Federal Agency Name: | CSREES |
| Program Name: | Cooperative Extension Service |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
| CFDA Number: | 10.500 |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-CSREES-OP-000161 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 25, 2006 |
| Creation Date: | Mar 22, 2007 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Nov 08, 2006 |
| Current Application Deadline: | Information not provided |
| Archive Date: | Mar 22, 2007 |
| Total Program Funding: | $5,300,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | Information not provided |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | Information not provided |
| Expected Number of Awards: | Information not provided |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Only land-grant institutions are eligible to receive IAER awards. Eligible land-grant institutions include all 1862, 1890, and 1994 land-grant institutions. All consortia members must be land-grant institutions. The lead institution and consortium members may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.
- Grant Description
- USDA request start-up proposals from U.S. land-grant institutions to strengthen agricultural extension and training at select Iraqi agricultural universities so as to revitalize the agriculture sector in Iraq. The Iraq Agricultural Extension Revitalization Project (IAER) will be implemented by providing extension training programs for Iraqi nationals in the U.S. and at third country sites in ways that enhance agricultural management, production, and marketing related to small and medium-sized production enterprises. Training will be provided through partnerships that are built between U.S. land-grant institutions and Iraqi agricultural universities in each of five governorates of Iraq. In FY 2007, approximately $5.3 million is available for support of this program.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
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Iraq Agricultural Extension Revitalization Project
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/iraq_rfa.html - Grant Announcement Contact
- Hiram Larew
International Programs, Director
Phone: 202-720-3801
Mike McGirr
National Program Leader
Phone: 202-720-3801 hlarew@csrees.usda.gov or mmcgirr@csrees.usda.gov For questions regarding this request for a - Similar Government Grants
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