Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program
	CFDA Number:	10.315
	CFDA Description:	Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program (TAAF)
	Federal Agency Name:	CSREES
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Business and Commerce Education Employment Labor and Training Other
	Category Explanation:	The purpose of the TAAF program is to provide U.S. agricultural producers whose commodities have been certified as adversely affected by imports, and who have been approved through individual application, with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to make adjustments to their operations, business plans, marketing plans for their operations, with the goal of enhancing farm profitability and ability to adjust to imports. Producers of commodities certified by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and who meet the eligibility requirements by USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) are eligible for TAAF program participation. The purpose of the National TAAF Training Coordination Program outlined in this Request for Applications (RFA) is to establish a National TAAF Training Coordination Center responsible for coordinating training and technical assistance required of the TAAF program. Applicants to this RFA must develop a comprehensive proposal which embraces all aspects of the coordination, training and technical assistance, and associated reporting requirements for TAAF and the National TAAF Training Coordination Center as mandated by the ARRA. Guidance on required TAAF reporting under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-09-21 on ARRA can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-21.pdf. The National TAAF Training Coordination Center will coordinate with and report to CSREES, and report activities into associated ARRA data management systems (as described in Part VI.(D)).
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-CSREES-EXCA-002504
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 20, 2009
	Creation Date:	Aug 20, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 17, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 17, 2009
	Archive Date:	Oct 17, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$17,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$17,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	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 organizations and institutions that are part of the Land Grant system and/or State Cooperative Extension services.
Grant Description: The purpose of the TAAF program is to provide U.S. agricultural producers whose commodities have been certified as adversely affected by imports, and who have been approved through individual application, with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to make adjustments to their operations, business plans, marketing plans for their operations, with the goal of enhancing farm profitability and ability to adjust to imports. Producers of commodities certified by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and who meet the eligibility requirements by USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) are eligible for TAAF program participation. The purpose of the National TAAF Training Coordination Program outlined in this Request for Applications (RFA) is to establish a National TAAF Training Coordination Center responsible for coordinating training and technical assistance required of the TAAF program. Applicants to this RFA must develop a comprehensive proposal which embraces all aspects of the coordination, training and technical assistance, and associated reporting requirements for TAAF and the National TAAF Training Coordination Center as mandated by the ARRA. Guidance on required TAAF reporting under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-09-21 on ARRA can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-21.pdf. The National TAAF Training Coordination Center will coordinate with and report to CSREES, and report activities into associated ARRA data management systems (as described in Part VI.(D)).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/taaf.html
Grant Announcement Contact: CSREES Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET,
For questions regarding this RFA. [electronic@csrees.usda.gov]