# Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-nifa-arpa-010473-agriculture-risk-management-education-partnerships/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350927

> National Institute of Food and Agriculture offered grants of up to $2.2 million (at least $452,640) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $9.1 million in total. Applications closed on January 15, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-NIFA-ARPA-010473 |
| Agency | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 15, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $2.2 million |
| Award floor | $452,640 |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $9.1 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.520 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligibility Requirements Applications may only be submitted by qualified public and private entities (including land grant colleges, cooperative extension services, and colleges or universities). This includes all colleges and universities, Federal, State, and local agencies, nonprofit and for-profit private organization or corporations, and other entities. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of the Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program (ARME), Assistance Listing 10.520, is to educate agricultural producers about the full range of risk management activities. These activities include futures, options, agricultural trade options, crop insurance, cash forward contracting, debt reduction, production diversification, marketing plans and tactics, farm resources risk reduction, and other appropriate risk management strategies. The program places special emphasis on risk management strategies, education, and outreach specifically targeted at: (A) beginning farmers or ranchers; (B) legal immigrant farmers or ranchers that are attempting to become established producers in the United States; (C) socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; (D) farmers or ranchers that (i) are preparing to retire; and (ii) are using transition strategies to help new farmers or ranchers get started; and (E) new or established farmers or ranchers that are converting production and marketing systems to pursue new markets. The Agriculture Risk Management Education (ARME) program brings the existing knowledge base to bear on risk management issues faced by agricultural producers and expands the program throughout the Nation on a regional and multi-regional basis.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-NIFA-ARPA-010473 still open?

No. It closed on January 15, 2024.

### Who can apply for Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program?

National Institute of Food and Agriculture accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program?

Closed January 15, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $2.2 million each. About $9.1 million in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has won Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program   grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Washington State University, Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas, University of Delaware. The program made 26 awards worth $54.6 million in that time.