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

The summary for the Outreach and Technical Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grant grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the DM Office of Advocacy and Outreach, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

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

Federal Grant Title:	Outreach and Technical Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grant
Federal Agency Name:	DM Office of Advocacy and Outreach
Grant Categories:	Agriculture Community Development Education Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	OAO-00003
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	10.443
CFDA Descriptions:	Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
Current Application Deadline:	Feb 15, 2011
Original Application Deadline:	Feb 15, 2011
Posted Date:	Jan 04, 2011
Creation Date:	Jan 31, 2011
Archive Date:	Mar 17, 2011
Total Program Funding:	$19,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$1,200,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$1,000
Expected Number of Awards:	60
Cost Sharing or Matching:	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
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 [email protected]. 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. [[email protected]]
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