Project Grant 20237002740443

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $565,800 Project Grant under the Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.520) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration. The grant will fund the Digital Center for Risk Management Education to provide technology support for the USDA's Extension Risk Management Education (ERME) program and the Regional Risk Management Education Centers. This will assist agricultural producers in managing production, marketing, financial, legal, and human risks through activities such as enhancing yield variability understanding, improving commodity price risk management, and cultivating business organizational skills. The Digital Center will continue to expand the delivery of risk management education resources, provide a results verification system to the Regional Centers, and coordinate a national ERME conference and communications. The grant period runs from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026.