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Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program
The purpose of the Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program is to fund an entity or National Farm Management Center which will establish and maintain a national, publicly-available, farm financial management database to support improved farm management.
This Center will:
a)Coordinate standardized financial analysis methodologies for use by farmers, ranchers, other agricultural operators, and farm management associations; b)Provide the software tools necessary for farm management associations, farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural operators to perform the necessary financial analyses, including the benchmarking of individual enterprises; and c)Develop and maintain a national farm financial database to facilitate those financial analyses and benchmarking that is available online to farmers, ranchers, other agricultural operators, farm management associations, and the public.
This Center will:
a)Coordinate standardized financial analysis methodologies for use by farmers, ranchers, other agricultural operators, and farm management associations; b)Provide the software tools necessary for farm management associations, farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural operators to perform the necessary financial analyses, including the benchmarking of individual enterprises; and c)Develop and maintain a national farm financial database to facilitate those financial analyses and benchmarking that is available online to farmers, ranchers, other agricultural operators, farm management associations, and the public.
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Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program
Department of Agriculture
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $1,400,000
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $1,400,000
Who's Eligible
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Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competive Grants Program RFA
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Pursuant to 7 U.S.C.
450i(b)(7), eligible applicants means : (A) State agricultural experiment stations; (B) colleges and universities; (C) university research foundations; (D) other research institutions and organizations; (E) Federal agencies; (F) national laboratories; (G) private organizations or corporations; (H) individuals; or (I) any group consisting of 2 or more of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (H).
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/fbmb.html
Contact:
NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
Agency Email Description:
For questions regarding this RFA.
Agency Email:
electronic@nifa.usda.gov
Date Posted:
2010-04-30
Application Due Date:
2010-06-15
Archive Date:
2010-07-15
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