Small Socially Disadvantaged Producer Grant

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Synopsis

Full Announcement

Application

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Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	RDBCP-12-01-SSDPG
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	May 01, 2012
Creation Date:	May 01, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 24, 2012    Paper copies must be postmarked and mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no later than July 24, 2012 to be eligible for FY 2012 grant funding. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2012 grant funding. Complete electronic copies must be received by July 24, 2012, to be eligible for FY 2012 grant funding. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2012 grant funding.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 24, 2012    Paper copies must be postmarked and mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no later than July 24, 2012 to be eligible for FY 2012 grant funding. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2012 grant funding. Complete electronic copies must be received by July 24, 2012, to be eligible for FY 2012 grant funding. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2012 grant funding.
Archive Date:	Aug 23, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	17
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,000,000
Award Ceiling:	$175,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):	10.771  --  Rural Cooperative Development Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Grants may be made to Cooperatives, Groups of Cooperatives, and Cooperative Development Centers. You must be able to verify your legal structure in the State in which you are incorporated. Grants may not be made to public bodies or to individuals. 

Agency Name

Business and Cooperative Programs

Description

Grant funding is available for Cooperative Development Centers, individual Cooperatives, or Groups of Cooperatives that serve socially-disadvantaged groups and where a majority of their governing board is comprised of members of socially-disadvantaged groups or at least 75 percent of their membership is comprised of socially-disadvantaged producers. The SSDPG Program is authorized by § 310B (e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932). The primary objective of the SSDPG program is to provide Technical Assistance to Small, Socially-Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers. 

Link to Additional Information

Program Information

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Melinda Martin
Phone 202-720-8460 Program Contact

Synopsis Modification History

There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.