Crop Insurance Outreach and Partnership Grants
March 12th, 2007 by David Graves
Funding Opportunity Title: Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program.
Announcement Type: Request for Applications (RFA) Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program: Initial Announcement. CFDA Number: 10.455.
Dates: The closing date and time for receipt of an application is 5 p.m. eastern time on May 1, 2007. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered for funding. All awards will be made
and partnership agreements completed no later than September 30, 2007.
Overview: In accordance with section 522(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act), the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces the availability of approximately $5 million in fiscal year 2007 for collaborative outreach and assistance programs for limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally under-served farmers and ranchers, who produce Priority Commodities as defined in Part I.C.
Awards under this program will be made on a competitive basis for projects of up to one year. Recipients of awards must demonstrate non-financial benefits from a partnership agreement and must agree to the substantial involvement of RMA in the project. This announcement lists the information needed to submit an application under this program.