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2024 Nevada Risk Management Education Project

Award Amount: $335,007
Institution: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno
Project Director: Staci Emm (emms@unr.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: Davis, CA
Summary
The “Nevada Risk Management Education Partnership Program” will help producers... More

Climate-Smart Risk Management and Strategic Business Planning to Support the Long Term Viability of Vermont Farms

Award Amount: $143,445
Institution: Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
Project Director: Jen Miller (jen@nofavt.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: Raleigh, NC
Summary
Agriculture is a significant economic driver for the state of... More

Delivering Crop Insurance and Other Risk Management Training To Producers in Alaska, 2024-2025

Award Amount: $113,754
Institution: RightRisk LLC
Project Director: Jeffrey E Tranel (jtranel@erightrisk.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: Spokane, WA
Summary
Alaskan farmers have tremendous need for increasing their understanding of... More

Experiential Risk Management Education and Training for Producers of Color in Alabama and Mississippi: A Focus on Value-Added and Climate-Smart Agriculture, Farm Financial Literacy, Federal Crop Insurance, and a Suite of USDA Programs

Award Amount: $300,000
Institution: RURAL SOUTH INSTITUTE
Project Director: Duncan M. Chembezi (rsi@ruralsouthinstitute.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: National
Summary
Rural South Institute seeks funding from USDA-RMA to assist diverse... More

Farm Financial Management, Crop Insurance, and Other Risk Management Tools to Help Farmers and Growers to Implement Informed Risk Management Solutions

Award Amount: $109,734
Institution: University of Connecticut
Project Director: Joseph Bonelli (joseph.bonelli@uconn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: Raleigh, NC
Summary
Farmers are confronted with many risks that can impact their... More

Insuring Crop Production and Profitability for Long Term Success of Maine Farmers Facing a Changing Climate

Award Amount: $243,912
Institution: University of Maine System acting through the Univ. of Maine
Project Director: David Handley (david.handley@maine.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: Raleigh, NC
Summary
Most of Maine’s farms are small, diversified operations, supplying a... More

Napa Valley Grapegrowers Risk Management Education: Organic and Specialty Crops; Climate Risk and Water Conservation; Crop Insurance

Award Amount: $167,613
Institution: Napa Valley Grapegrowers
Project Director: Emily Hegarty (ehegarty@napagrowers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: Davis, CA
Summary
Napa has experienced unprecedented climate catastrophes in recent years: devastating... More

Preparing Native Beginning Farmers & Ranchers for Climate Resilience

Award Amount: $398,724
Institution: University of Arkansas
Project Director: Erin Parker (esparker@uark.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: National
Summary
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) at the University... More

Resilient Farming for Immigrants, Refugees, and the Underserved

Award Amount: $244,420
Institution: Cross Over Community Development
Project Director: Amy Jomantas (ajomantas1@udayton.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: Springfield, IL
Summary
Every year, Montgomery County settles 200 to 447 refugees, and... More

Risk Management Education for Organic and Transitioning to Organic Producers

Award Amount: $202,985
Institution: Oregon Tilth
Project Director: Ben Bowell (ben@tilth.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: National
Summary
Organic producers are dramatically less likely to participate in crop... More

RMA Tribal Ambassador

Award Amount: $250,000
Institution: Gilbert Louis LLC
Project Director: Gilbert Louis (glouisrma@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnership Pilot Programs
Regional Office: National
Summary
1. Enhanced Outreach: A dedicated network for RMA that can... More

The Resilient Farmer Project

Award Amount: $105,121
Institution: Georgia Organics
Project Director: Meg Darnell (meg@georgiaorganics.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: Valdosta, GA
Summary
Georgia Organics proposes the Resilient Farmer Project that provides comprehensive... More

Training Small-Scale Producers on Whole Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm Crop Insurance

Award Amount: $212,480
Institution: University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Project Director: Hunter Biram (hdbiram@uark.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2024 Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Regional Office: National
Summary
This project will deliver material that has been previously developed... More
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