Funding-USDA-Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships (ARME) Competitive Grants Program; July 6, 2015

 

Agency

 

Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture

 

Description

 

The primary purpose of the Risk Management Education program is to provide U.S. agricultural producers and their families, as appropriate, with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to make informed risk management decisions that enhance profitability of their operations.

 

Quality proposals for a Regional Risk Management Education Center will be expected to demonstrate the ability to provide and/or demonstrate the following: 1) a focused development and implementation of relevant Risk Management Education programs to agricultural producers; 2) the management capacity to develop and maintain a Regional Risk Management Education Center with networks to deliver programs; 3) verification of program impacts; and 4) effective regional communication networks and linkage to a national network.

 

Announcement Number:

 

USDA-NIFA-ARPA-005216

 

Closing Date:

 

Jul 6, 2015 

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=276975

 

Contact Information

 

Susan Shockey

(202) 690 – 2674

sshockey@nifa.usda.gov