Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification

The summary for the Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification
	CFDA Number:	10.500
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Extension Service
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-002673
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 09, 2009
	Creation Date:	Nov 09, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 21, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 21, 2010
	Archive Date:	Feb 20, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$466,650
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
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. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.
Grant Description: The Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification Program (YFSEC) supports national efforts to deliver timely, pertinent, and appropriate training to youth seeking employment or already employed in agricultural production. The program has critical ties to the current regulations for youth employment in agriculture, especially the exemptions provided in 29 CFR Part 570, subpart E-1 for youth under the age of 16 employed in some agricultural occupations having obtained certification. Significant changes in agricultural production and in the agricultural workforce since this regulation took effect in the early 1970's have encouraged the USDA to consider training and certification innovations along with developing appropriate training and restrictions on youth employment in hazardous agricultural jobs. YFSEC's funding has appeared under the Smith-Lever 3 (d) line for Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification since 2001 and has awarded nearly $1.43 million in grants.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/youth_farm.html
Grant Announcement Contact: NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET.
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