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USDA Funding Opportunity – Community Outreach and Assistance Partnerships

The Federal Register currently includes a notice of Request for Applications (RFA) for Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC).

Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program announces the availability of approximately $5 million in fiscal year (FY) 2007 for collaborative outreach and assistance programs for women, limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally under-served farmers and ranchers, who produce Priority Commodities as defined within the RFA.

Applicants will receive higher scores to the extent that they can document and demonstrate: (a) That partnership commitments are in place for the express purpose of delivering the program in this announcement; (b) that the project will incorporate training on the benefits and implementation of the Adjusted Gross Revenue Lite (AGR–LITE) insurance coverage plan; (c) that the project promotes energy alternatives for small farmers and ranchers; (d) that a broad and diverse group of farmers and ranchers will be reached; and (e) that a substantial effort has been made to partner with organizations that can meet the needs of producers that are small, have limited resources, are minorities, or are beginning farmers and ranchers.

The announcement lists the information needed to submit an application under this program. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit completed and signed application packages using overnight mail or delivery service using the address listed within the RFA. Questions may be forwarded to David Wiggins at (202)690-2686 or [email protected]. Closing date and time for receipt of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 1, 2007.

The RFA announcement and application package is available for download at http://www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/agreements. You may also contact RMA within the Pacific Northwest Region at RMA’s Spokane Regional Office at 509-353-2147; or after March 23, at telephone number: 509-228-6320.

JLNE, Spokane RMA

Jo Lynne Seufer, Risk Management Specialist
USDA/Risk Management Agency
Spokane Regional Office
112 North University, #205
Spokane, WA 99206
(509)353-2147 Office
800-205-9953 (AK, ID, OR, WA) Toll Free
(509)998-6902 Gov’t Cell
(509)353-3149 Fax
[email protected]
http://www.rma.usda.gov

Many thanks to Sandi Boughton for passing this along.

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USDA Rural Development
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Olympia WA 98512
360-704-7737 Fax 360-704-7705
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/wa
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