Funding-USDA - AgrAbility - Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities

 

Agency

 

Department of Agriculture

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

 

Description

 

The AgrAbility program increases the likelihood that farmers, ranchers, farm workers and farm family members with disabilities will experience success in agricultural production. The program supports projects between State Cooperative Extension System and private, non-profit disability organizations who work in partnership to provide agricultural education and assistance directed at accommodating disability in farm operations for individuals with disabilities, and their families, who engage in farming and farm-related occupations.

 

Announcement Number:

 

USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-006186

 

Closing Date:

 

Feb 15, 2017 

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=291174

 

Contact Information

 

Aida Balsano

abalsano@nifa.usda.gov