USDA/NIFA
- Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program
(USDA-NIFA-FBMB-006694); April 9, 2019
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture – National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Description
The
Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program
provides funds for improving the farm management knowledge and skills of
agricultural producers by maintaining and expanding a national, publicly
available farm financial management database to support improved farm
management.
The
assistance provided by these programs, to the extent practicable, shall be
coordinated with, and delivered in cooperation with similar services or
assistance by other Federal Agencies or programs supporting improved farm
management. FBMB encourages (but does not require) projects that develop content
suitable for delivery through eXtension (https://extension.org/).
The Secretary will give priority to applicants that:
1.
Demonstrate
an ability to work directly with agricultural producers;
2.
Collaborate
with farm management, education programs and associations;
3.
Address
the farm management needs of a variety of crops and regions of the United
States; and
4.
Contribute
data to support the national farm financial management database https://finbin.umn.edu/.
NIFA
does not require matching support for the Farm Business Management and
Benchmarking program.
Announcement
Number
USDA-NIFA-FBMB-006694
Closing
Date
April
9, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Toija Riggins
(202)
720-2297