Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program
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Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program: 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)).
| Federal Grant Title: | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | CSREES |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture Business and Commerce Education Employment Labor and Training Other |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-CSREES-EXCA-002504 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.315 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program (TAAF) |
| Current Application Deadline: | Sep 17, 2009 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Sep 17, 2009 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 20, 2009 |
| Creation Date: | Aug 20, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 17, 2009 |
| Total Program Funding: | $17,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $17,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- 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)).
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- 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.
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