FUNDING-USDA/NIFA - Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program (USDA-NIFA-FBMB-006530); April 20, 2018

 

Agency

 

US Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture

 

Description

 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the  Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program (USDA-NIFA-FBMB-006530) to improve the farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers, and maintain the national, publicly available farm financial management database to support improved farm management.  The goal of the Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grant Program (FBMB) is to strongly support the intellectual talent and collaborative efforts to maintain the national, publicly available farm financial management database needed to meet the challenges facing the nation’s agriculture and food systems. Meeting these challenges will require innovative approaches that foster multi-disciplinary projects. This means that farm management producers must be educated and prepared to work effectively across disciplines in order to work to solve agricultural and educational challenges.

 

Announcement Number:

 

USDA-NIFA-FBMB-006530

 

Closing Date:

 

April 20, 2018

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/farm-business-management-and-benchmarking-fbmb-competitive-grants-program

 

Contact Information

 

Toija Riggins

toija.riggins@nifa.usda.gov

(202) 720-2297