Deadline: 11-Mar-25
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces applications for the Risk Management Education Partnership Program.
Goals
- The goal of this program is to help producers improve their use of financial management, farm financial benchmarking, crop insurance, marketing contracts, and other risk management tools. This educational goal is supported by the Federal Crop Insurance Act, which authorizes FCIC funding for risk management training and informational efforts for agricultural producers through partnerships with public and private organizations. Cooperative Agreements are awarded with the goal of funding crop insurance and risk management projects that are likely to become self-sustaining, without indefinite reliance on FCIC funds. Priority is given to projects reaching producers of Priority Commodities. A project is considered to prioritize Priority Commodities if 75 percent of its educational and training activities are directed to producers of any one of the three classes of commodities listed in the definition of Priority Commodities or any combination of the three classes.
Purpose
- The purpose of this competitive program is to deliver risk management training to U.S. agricultural producers to help them manage production, marketing, legal, financial, and human risk. The program prioritizes: (a) educating producers of crops currently not insured under federal crop insurance, specialty crops, and underserved commodities, including livestock and forage; and (b) providing collaborative partnerships to develop and deliver crop insurance education and risk management training.
- The Risk Management Education Partnership Program offers training opportunities for farmers and ranchers, including those with limited resources and other traditionally underserved groups to help them understand: (a) the kinds of risks addressed by existing and emerging risk management tools; (b) the features and appropriate use of existing and emerging risk management tools; and (c) how to make sound risk management decisions.
Priorities
- Top Priorities include:
- Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and Micro-Farm Training
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Hurricane Insurance Protection – Wind Index Endorsement (HIP-WI) Tropical Storm Endorsement
- Organic and Specialty Crops
- Fire Insurance Protection – Smoke Index (FIP-SI) Endorsement
- Local Foods and Urban Agriculture
- Opportunity for Historically Underserved Producers
- Other Agency Priorities:
- All Livestock Products
- Crop Insurance 101
- Biofuels and SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel)
- Controlled Environment (CE)
- Rainfall Index Insurance: Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF)/Annual Forage/Apiculture
- Record Keeping: Individual farm production and financials
Funding Information
- Federal funding for the awards is expected to be $2 million, though the agency may award more (or less) at its discretion.
- The agency expects the amount of each award to range from $5,000 to $250,000.
- Applicants should propose projects for eighteen (18) months in duration. Plan projects based on an estimated project start date of September 1, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following entity types are eligible to apply:
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments
Ineligibility Criteria
- The following applicants are considered ineligible:
- Foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and foreign individuals.
- “Partnerships” or other similar groupings (i.e., application must be submitted by a single entity; a partner may serve as a subrecipient).
- Individual persons.
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