2017 RFA for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Taylor in Beginning Farmers, Farming Resources, Funding, Publications // 0 Comments

The USDA has just released the FY 2017 RFA for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) grants. Folks have until December 8th to submit their applications through Grants.gov.

Maximum grant amounts are as follows:

– Large Standard :$200k per year for 3 years ($600k total)

– Small Standard: $100k per year for 3 years ($300k total)

– EET: $200k per year for 3 years ($600k total)

The RFA and funding announcement is available at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=289254. Additional resources and FAQs can be found on NIFA’s website, as well as in NSAC’s Grassroots Guide.

RFA for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program ELIGIBILITY DETAILS

Who Is Eligible to Apply:

1862 Land-Grant Institutions, 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Other or Additional Information (See below), Private Institutions of Higher Ed

More Information on Eligibility:

The recipient must be a collaborative, State, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of public or private entities, which may include: state cooperative extension service; community-based and nongovernmental organization; college or university (including institutions awarding associate degrees); or any other appropriate partner. Others may be eligible to apply. Please refer to Part III of the current BFRDP Request for Applications for complete eligibility requirements.

IMPORTANT DATES

Posted Date: Thursday, September 29, 2016

Closing Date: Thursday, December 8, 2016

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on the RFA for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Grants

For More Information Contact: Jill Auburn

Contact for Electronic Access Problems: electronic@nifa.usda.gov(link sends e-mail)

Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-BFR-006065

CFDA number: 10.311

Abstracts of Funded Projects: Read the Abstract(link is external)

Previous fiscal year(s) RFA: FY16 BFRDP RFA (458.42 KB)

Estimated Total Program Funding: $17,700,000

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: At least equal to 25 percent (25%) of the federal funds awarded.