Recovery Act - 2008 Aquaculture Grant Program

The summary for the Recovery Act - 2008 Aquaculture Grant Program 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 Farm Service Agency, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Recovery Act - 2008 Aquaculture Grant Program: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is announcing the availability of funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The Recovery Act authorizes $50 million of CCC funds for grants to States that agree to provide assistance to eligible aquaculture producers for losses associated with high feed input costs during the 2008 calendar year. Eligible applicants are limited to State Departments of Agriculture or similar state government entities in each State. Grants to States will be made on a pro rata basis based on the amount of aquaculture feed used in each State during the 2007 calendar year, as determined by CCC. Subject to the availability of funding, CCC anticipates awarding $50 million to States by July 2009. CCC will contact each State Department of Agriculture, in writing, concerning application procedures in the near future. For additional information on the Recovery Act - 2008 Aquaculture Grant Program, please visit the USDA Recovery Act web site at www.usda.gov\recovery