Risk Management Education Partnership Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-RMA-MULTI-RMEPP-25-NOFO0001419
- Agency
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Risk Management Agency
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $5,000 to $250,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Small Businesses
- Independent School Districts
- City/Township Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- For Profit Organizations
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency is offering up to $2 million in cooperative agreements through the Risk Management Education Partnership Program. The program aims to provide training, information, and outreach to U.S. agricultural producers on managing production, marketing, financial, legal, and human risks, with a priority on educating producers of crops not currently insured under federal crop insurance and specialty crops. Eligible applicants include government entities, educational institutions, nonprofits, tribal organizations, and businesses. Applications must be submitted electronically through the Results Verification System by March 11, 2025, and the agency will conduct training sessions for potential applicants on January 21 and 30, 2025, with weekly pre-award support sessions from January 15 through March 5, 2025.
The agency anticipates making approximately 10 awards ranging from $5,000 to $250,000 each for 18-month projects starting on September 1, 2025. The funded activities are expected to take place within the United States, with a focus on delivering risk management education and training to agricultural producers in designated states or regions.
Synopsis
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces its intent to award up to $2 million to fund the Risk Management Education Partnership Program. The agency awards cooperative agreement(s) for this opportunity. The RMA's Risk Management Education Division and Regional Offices will be substantially involved in the work performed under the agreement and will undertake activities such as the following:
a. Collaborate with the recipient to review and approve a promotional program and risk management materials to raise awareness of crop insurance and inform producers about training and informational opportunities in the designated state(s).
b. Collaborate with the recipient on delivering education to producers and agribusiness leaders in the designated state(s), including: (a) reviewing and approving all educational activities for producers and agribusiness leaders in advance; (b) advising the project leader on technical issues related to crop insurance education and information; (c) assisting the project leader in informing crop insurance professionals about educational activity plans and scheduled meetings; and (d) promoting and creating awareness of scheduled partnership activities. Regional Office involvement in
activities depend on available resources.
c. Conduct an evaluation of the recipient's performance in meeting the project tasks.
Application deadline: Submit via Results Verification System (RVS) https://rvs.umn.edu/Home.aspx, by 11:59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on March 11, 2025.
Applicants must submit their applications electronically via the Results Verification System (RVS) https://rvs.umn.edu, A tutorial on how to apply is available at
http://rvs.umn.edu/rmaresources.
January 21, 2025: NOFO/RVS Training Conducted for Potential Applicants at 11:00am ET: https://z.umn.edu/RMA-2025
January 30, 2025: NOFO/RVS Training Conducted for Potential Applicants at 3:00pm ET: https://z.umn.edu/RMA-2025
January 15, 2025, through March 05, 2025 (Each Wednesday): Pre-Award and Post Award Support Service information sessions can be accessed at 1:00pm ET (See NOFO Key Dates)
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