Crop Insurance Education Grants Available
March 7th, 2007 by David Graves
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) published a Federal Register Notice today (March 7, 2007) announcing the availabiltiy of Commodity Partnerships for Risk Management Education, also known as the Commodity Partnerships Program, grants.
Announcement Type: Availability of Funds and Request for
Application for Competitive Cooperative Partnership Agreements. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA): 10.457. Dates: Applications are due 5 p.m. EDT, April 23, 2007.
Summary of Announcement: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces the availability of approximately $5.0 million for Commodity Partnerships for Risk Management Education (the Commodity Partnerships Program). The purpose of this cooperative partnership agreement program is to deliver training and information in the management of production, marketing, and financial risk to U.S. agricultural producers. The program gives priority to educating producers of crops currently not insured under Federal crop insurance, specialty crops, and underserved commodities, including livestock and forage. A maximum of 50 cooperative partnership agreements will be funded, with no more than five in each of the ten designated RMA Regions. The maximum award for any of the 50 cooperative
partnership agreements will be $100,000. Applicants must demonstrate non-financial benefits from a cooperative partnership agreement and must agree to the substantial involvement of RMA in the project.