Risk Management Education Partnership Program

Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces its intent to award up to $2 million to fund the Risk Management Education Partnership Program. The cooperative agreements will be awarded on a competitive basis up to twelve (12) months from the date of the award.

Key Dates

Applicants must submit their applications electronically via Results Verification System (RVS) https://rvs.umn.edu/Home.aspx, by 5:00 pm Eastern Time (ET) on April 24, 2023, 61 calendar days from date of publications in Grants.gov. Questions regarding this notice of funding opportunity (NFO) may be submitted until March 17, 2023. Responses to questions posed will be posted on Grants.gov approximately two weeks before the application due date. A tutorial on how to apply is available at http://rvs.umn.edu/rmaresources

The agency anticipates making selections by June 2023 and expects to execute awards no later than September 30, 2023. These dates are estimates and subject to change.

ALL APLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION THROUGH THE RESULTS VERIFICATION SYSTEM (RVS). WE RECOMMEND ALL APPLICANTS USE THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS THAT CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE RVS. ANY APPLICATION SUBMITTED THROUGH GRANTS.GOV WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The link to the Results Verification System is https://rvs.umn.edu/Home.aspx

Education

• Private institutions of higher education
• Independent school districts
• Public and state institutions of higher education

Government

• County governments
• Public and Indian housing authorities
• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• State governments

Business

• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses

Nonprofit

• Other Native American tribal organizations
• Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
• Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)