Funding-USDA - AgrAbility: Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities; May 14, 2015

 

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-005058

 

Closing Date:

 

May 14, 2015 

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275755

 

Contact Information

 

Aida Balsano, Ph.D.

(202) 720 – 4436

abalsano@nifa.usda.gov