State and Regional AgrAbility Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	State and Regional AgrAbility Program
	CFDA Number:	10.500
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Extension Service
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Employment Labor and Training
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-003405
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 11, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 11, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 10, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 10, 2011
	Archive Date:	Apr 09, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	3
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$180,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$150,000
	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: Applications may be submitted by Cooperative Extension at 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University, at 1862 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, and the University of the District of Columbia. An applicant's failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline will preclude NIFA from reviewing their application or making an award.
Grant Description: NIFA requests applications for the Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities (AgrAbility)- State and Regional AgrAbility Projects for fiscal year (FY) 2011 to increase the likelihood that farmers, ranchers, farm workers, or farm family members with disabilities and their farms experience success. NIFA seeks to expand the role of science in agriculture, environment, human nutrition and communities through focused, problem-solving research, education, and extension activities. In providing linkages among farmers and professionals, AgrAbility seeks to strengthen rural communities by providing employment opportunities for farmers and ranchers in production agriculture or a related occupation and accessibility to appropriate assistive technology needed for work and daily living activities in sustaining their livelihood.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/agrability.html
Grant Announcement Contact: NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
For questions regarding this RFA. [electronic@nifa.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Rural Youth Development; • New Technologies for Ag Extension Program; • Iraq Agricultural Extension Revitalization Project; • Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities: State and Regional AgrAbility Projects; • Children, Youth, and Families at Risk - Sustainable Community Projects