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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-CSREES-EXCA-002504
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Aug 20, 2009
Creation Date:
Aug 20, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 17, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 17, 2009
Archive Date:
Oct 17, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Business and Commerce
Education
Employment, Labor and Training
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:
The purpose of the TAAF program is to provide U.S. agricultural producers whose commodities have been certified as adversely affected by imports, and who have been approved through individual application, with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to make adjustments to their operations, business plans, marketing plans for their operations, with the goal of enhancing farm profitability and ability to adjust to imports. Producers of commodities certified by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and who meet the eligibility requirements by USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) are eligible for TAAF program participation.
The purpose of the National TAAF Training Coordination Program outlined in this Request for Applications (RFA) is to establish a National TAAF Training Coordination Center responsible for coordinating training and technical assistance required of the TAAF program. Applicants to this RFA must develop a comprehensive proposal which embraces all aspects of the coordination, training and technical assistance, and associated reporting requirements for TAAF and the National TAAF Training Coordination Center as mandated by the ARRA. Guidance on required TAAF reporting under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-09-21 on ARRA can be found at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-21.pdf.
The National TAAF Training Coordination Center will coordinate with and report to CSREES, and report activities into associated ARRA data management systems (as described in Part VI.(D)).
Expected Number of Awards:
1
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$17,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$17,000,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
10.315
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Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program (TAAF)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Applications may be submitted by organizations and institutions that are part of the Land Grant system and/or State Cooperative Extension services.
Agency Name
CSREES
Description
The purpose of the TAAF program is to provide U.S. agricultural producers whose commodities have been certified as adversely affected by imports, and who have been approved through individual application, with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to make adjustments to their operations, business plans, marketing plans for their operations, with the goal of enhancing farm profitability and ability to adjust to imports. Producers of commodities certified by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and who meet the eligibility requirements by USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) are eligible for TAAF program participation.
The purpose of the National TAAF Training Coordination Program outlined in this Request for Applications (RFA) is to establish a National TAAF Training Coordination Center responsible for coordinating training and technical assistance required of the TAAF program. Applicants to this RFA must develop a comprehensive proposal which embraces all aspects of the coordination, training and technical assistance, and associated reporting requirements for TAAF and the National TAAF Training Coordination Center as mandated by the ARRA. Guidance on required TAAF reporting under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-09-21 on ARRA can be found at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-21.pdf.
The National TAAF Training Coordination Center will coordinate with and report to CSREES, and report activities into associated ARRA data management systems (as described in Part VI.(D)).
