Outreach and Technical Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grant

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	Federal Grant Title:	Outreach and Technical Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grant
	CFDA Number:	10.443
	CFDA Description:	Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
	Federal Agency Name:	DM Office of Advocacy and Outreach
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Community Development Education Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	OAO-00003
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 04, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 31, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 15, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 15, 2011
	Archive Date:	Mar 17, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	60
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$19,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO) requestsapplications for the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and RanchersCompetitive Grants Program (OASDFR). This announcement seeks applications from eligibleorganizations able to provide outreach and technical assistance to socially disadvantage farmers, ranchers and forest landowners (SDFRFL) within a defined geographic area in a linguistically appropriate manner. The intent of this portion of the OASDFR program is to focus specifically on connecting socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to USDAprograms. The Agency will fund up to $1,200,000 per grant for project activities identified in this RFP. Annual budgets for such projects must not exceed 400,000 per year. Approximately $19 million will be available through this RFP.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Office of Advocacy Outreach Phone 202-720-6350 WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALLS are held Tuesdays from 2:30 - 3:30 to answer questions regarding the FY2011 OASDFR RFP. Conference calls will be held for the duration of the open RFP period. Call in number: 800-867-6144, passcode: 2631 E-mail questions in advance to OASDFR@osec.usda.gov. Questions received 24 hours prior to the call are answered on the call. Contact for general inquiries and applicants, as well as, weekly conference call information. [oasdfr@osec.usda.gov]
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