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conditional commitment, which 

stipulates the conditions that must be 

fulfilled before the issuance of a 

guarantee, in accordance with 7 CFR 

3565.303. 

Issuance of Guarantee: The USDA 

Rural Development Office will issue a 

guarantee to the lender for a project in 

accordance with 7 CFR 3565.303. No 

guarantee can be issued without a 

complete application, review of 

appropriate certifications, satisfactory 

assessment of the appropriate level of 

environmental review, and the 

completion of any conditional 

requirements. 

Non-Discrimination Statement 

USDA prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, religion, sexual 

orientation, genetic information, 

political beliefs, reprisal, or because all 

or part of an individual’s income is 

derived from any public assistance 

program. (Not all prohibited bases apply 

to all programs.) Persons with 

disabilities who require alternative 

means for communication of program 

information (Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and TDD). To file a complaint of 

discrimination, write to USDA, Director, 

Office of Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410, or call 

(800) 795–3272 (voice), or (202) 720– 

6382 (TDD). ‘‘USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer, and 

lender.’’ 

Dated: February 4, 2010. 

Tammye H. Trevin ̃ o, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3959 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

Funding Opportunity Title: Crop 

Insurance Education in Targeted 

States (Targeted States Program) 

Announcement Type: Announcement 

of Availability of Funds and Request for 

Application for Competitive 

Cooperative Agreements. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number (CFDA): 10.458 

Dates: Electronic applications 

submitted through Grants.gov must be 

received by close of business (COB) on 

April 27, 2010. Hard copy applications 

will not be accepted. 

Summary: The Federal Crop 

Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating 

through the Risk Management Agency 

(RMA), announces the availability of 

approximately $5,000,000 (subject to 

availability of funds) to fund 

cooperative agreements under the Crop 

Insurance Education in Targeted States 

program (the Targeted States Program). 

The purpose of this cooperative 

agreement program is to deliver crop 

insurance education and information to 

U.S. agricultural producers in certain 

States that have been designated as 

historically underserved with respect to 

crop insurance. The states, collectively 

referred to as Targeted States, are 

Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, 

Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. 

Multiple cooperative agreements will be 

funded not to exceed the maximum 

funding amount established for each of 

the 16 Targeted States. Awardees must 

agree to the substantial involvement of 

RMA in the project. Funding availability 

for this program may be announced at 

approximately the same time as funding 

availability for similar but separate 

programs—CFDA No. 10.455 

(Community Outreach and Assistance 

Partnerships), and CFDA No. 10.459 

(Commodity Partnerships for Small 

Agricultural Risk Management 

Education Sessions). Prospective 

applicants should carefully examine 

and compare the notices for each 

program. 

The collections of information in this 

announcement have been approved by 

OMB under control number 0563–0067. 

This Announcement Consists of Eight 

Sections: 

Section I—Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Legislative Authority 

B. Background 

C. Project Goal 

D. Purpose 

Section II—Award Information 

A. Type of Application 

B. Funding Availability 

C. Location and Target Audience 

D. Maximum Award 

E. Project Period 

F. Description of Agreement Award— 

Awardee Tasks 

G. RMA Activities 

H. Other Tasks 

Section III—Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Section IV—Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Electronic Application Package 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

C. Funding Restrictions 

D. Limitation on Use of Project Funds for 

Salaries and Benefits 

E. Indirect Cost Rates 

F. Other Submission Requirements 

G. Acknowledgement of Applications 

Section V—Application Review Process 

A. Criteria 

B. Selection and Review Process 

Section VI—Award Administration 

Information 

A. Award Notices 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

1. Requirement To Use Program Logo 

2. Requirement To Provide Project 

Information to an RMA-selected 

Representative 

3. Private Crop Insurance Organizations 

and Potential Conflict of Interest 

4. Access to Panel Review Information 

5. Confidential Aspects of Applications 

and Awards 

6. Audit Requirements 

7. Prohibitions and Requirements 

Regarding Lobbying 

8. Applicable OMB Circulars 

9. Requirement To Assure Compliance 

With Federal Civil Rights Laws 

10. Requirement To Participate in a Post 

Award Conference 

11. Requirement To Submit Educational 

Materials to the National AgRisk 

Education Library 

12. Requirement To Submit Proposed 

Results to the National AgRisk Education 

Library 

13. Requirement To Submit a Project Plan 

of Operation in the Event of a Human 

Pandemic Outbreak 

C. Reporting Requirements 

Section VII—Agency Contact 

Section VIII—Additional Information 

A. Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) 

B. Required Registration With the Central 

Contract Registry (CCR) for Submission 

of Proposals 

C. Related Programs 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Legislative Authority 

The Targeted States Program is 

authorized under section 524(a)(2) of 

the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act). 

B. Background 

RMA promotes and regulates sound 

risk management solutions to improve 

the economic stability of American 

agriculture. On behalf of FCIC, RMA 

does this by offering Federal crop 

insurance products through a network 

of private-sector partners, overseeing the 

creation of new risk management 

products, seeking enhancements in 

existing products, ensuring the integrity 

of crop insurance programs, offering 

outreach programs aimed at equal 

access and participation of underserved 

communities, and providing risk 

management education and information. 

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ensure that its customers are well 

informed of risk management solutions 

available. This educational goal is 

supported by section 524(a)(2) of the 

Act. This section authorizes funding for 

the establishment of crop insurance 

education and information programs in 

States that have historically been 

underserved by the Federal crop 

insurance program. In accordance with 

the Act, the sixteen States designated as 

‘‘underserved’’ are Connecticut, 

Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Nevada, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, 

Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming 

(collectively referred to as ‘‘Targeted 

States’’). 

C. Project Goal 

The goal of the Targeted States 

Program is to ensure that farmers and 

ranchers in the Targeted States are 

sufficiently informed so as to take full 

advantage of existing and emerging crop 

insurance products. In carrying out the 

programs established under the Food, 

Conservation, And Energy Act of 2008, 

the Secretary of Agriculture has placed 

special emphasis on risk management 

strategies, education, and outreach 

specifically targeted at— 

(A) Beginning farmers or ranchers; 

(B) Legal immigrant farmers or 

ranchers who are attempting to become 

established producers in the United 

States; 

(C) Socially disadvantaged farmers or 

ranchers; 

(D) Farmers or ranchers who— 

(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 who are converting production 

and marketing systems to pursue new 

markets. 

D. Purpose 

The purpose of the Targeted States 

Program is to provide farmers and 

ranchers in Targeted States with 

education and information to be able to 

understand: 

• The kinds of risk addressed by crop 

insurance; 

• The features of existing and 

emerging crop insurance products; 

• The use of crop insurance in the 

management of risk; 

• How the use of crop insurance can 

affect other risk management decisions, 

such as the use of marketing and 

financial tools; 

• How to make informed decisions on 

crop insurance prior to the sales closing 

date deadline; and 

• Recordkeeping requirements for 

crop insurance. 

In addition, for 2010, the FCIC Board 

of Directors and the FCIC Manager are 

seeking projects that also include the 

Special Emphasis Topics listed below 

which highlight the educational 

priorities within each of the Targeted 

States: 

Massachusetts—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Northern Potatoes, Apples, and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools 

West Virginia—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Apples, and Nursery Crop Insurance 

Tools 

Pennsylvania—Apiculture Rainfall 

Index and Vegetation Index, LGM 

Dairy Cattle, Pasture Rangeland 

Forage Rainfall Index and Vegetation 

Index, Northern Potatoes, Apples, and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools 

New York—Apiculture Vegetation 

Index, LGM Dairy Cattle, Pasture 

Rangeland Forage Vegetation Index, 

Northern Potatoes, Apples, and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools 

Connecticut—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Northern Potatoes, Apples, and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools 

Delaware—LGM Dairy Cattle, Southern 

Potatoes, and Nursery Crop Insurance 

Tools 

Maine—LGM Dairy Cattle, Northern 

Potatoes, Apples, and Nursery Crop 

Insurance Tools 

Maryland—LGM Dairy Cattle, Southern 

Potatoes, Apples, and Nursery Crop 

Insurance Tools 

New Hampshire—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Apples, and Nursery Crop Insurance 

Tools 

New Jersey—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Southern Potatoes, Apples, and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools 

Rhode Island—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Northern Potatoes, and Nursery Crop 

Insurance Tools 

Vermont—LGM Dairy Cattle, Northern 

Potatoes, Apples, and Nursery Crop 

Insurance Tools 

Wyoming—Pasture, Rangeland, and 

Forage, Livestock Gross Margin, 

Specialty Crops, and Underserved 

Commodities 

Nevada—Crop Insurance in general 

Utah—Crop Insurance in general 

Hawaii—Hawaii Tropical Fruits and 

Trees and Crop Insurance in general 

II. Award Information 

A. Type of Application 

In FY 2010, applications may be 

submitted for the Crop Insurance 

Education in Targeted States Program as 

a new application. All new applications 

will be reviewed competitively using 

the selection process and evaluation 

criteria described in Section V— 

Application Review Process. 

Each award will be designated as a 

Cooperative Agreement, which will 

require substantial involvement by 

RMA. 

B. Funding Availability 

There is no commitment by USDA to 

fund any particular application or make 

a specific number of awards. 

Approximately $5,000,000 (subject to 

availability of funds) is available in 

fiscal year 2010 to fund multiple 

cooperative agreements not to exceed 

the maximum funding amount 

established for each of the Targeted 

States. The maximum funding amount 

anticipated for each Targeted State’s 

agreement is as follows. Applicants 

should apply for funding for that 

Targeted State where the applicant 

intends to deliver the educational 

activities. 

Connecticut .......................... $250,000 

Delaware ............................... 287,000 

Hawaii .................................. 246,000 

Maine .................................... 259,000 

Maryland .............................. 371,000 

Massachusetts ...................... 239,000 

Nevada .................................. 248,000 

New Hampshire ................... 216,000 

New Jersey ............................ 282,000 

New York ............................. 586,000 

Pennsylvania ........................ 700,000 

Rhode Island ........................ 206,000 

Utah ...................................... 316,000 

Vermont ................................ 259,000 

West Virginia ....................... 242,000 

Wyoming .............................. 293,000 

Total .............................. 5,000,000 

Funding amounts were determined by 

first allocating an equal amount of 

$200,000 to each Targeted State. 

Remaining funds were allocated on a 

pro rata basis according to each 

Targeted State’s share of 2007 

agricultural cash receipts relative to the 

total for all Targeted States. Both 

allocations were totaled for each 

Targeted State and rounded to the 

nearest $1,000. 

In the event that additional funds 

become available under this program or 

in the event that no application for a 

given Targeted State is recommended 

for funding by the evaluation panel, 

these additional funds may, at the 

discretion of the Manager of FCIC, be 

allocated pro-rata to State awardees for 

use in broadening the size or scope of 

awarded projects within the Targeted 

State, if agreed to by the awardee. 

In the event that the Manager of FCIC 

determines that available RMA 

resources cannot support the 

administrative and substantial 

involvement requirements of all 

agreements recommended for funding, 

the Manager may elect to fund fewer 

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might otherwise allow. It is expected 

that the awards will be made 

approximately 120 days after the 

application deadline. All awards will be 

made and agreements finalized no later 

than September 30, 2010. 

C. Location and Target Audience 

Targeted States serviced by RMA 

Regional Offices are listed below. Staff 

from the respective RMA Regional 

Offices will provide substantial 

involvement for Targeted States projects 

conducted within the respective 

Regions. 

Billings, MT Regional Office: (WY) 

Davis, CA Regional Office: (HI, NV and 

UT) 

Raleigh, NC Regional Office: (CT, DE, 

MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT 

and WV) 

Applicants must clearly designate the 

Targeted State where crop insurance 

educational activities for the project will 

be delivered in their application in 

block 12 of the SF–424 form, 

Application for Federal Assistance. 

Applications without this designation 

will be rejected. Applicants may apply 

to deliver education to producers in 

more than one Targeted State, but a 

separate application must be submitted 

for each Targeted State. Single 

applications proposing to conduct 

educational activities in more than one 

Targeted State will be rejected. 

D. Maximum Award 

Any application that requests Federal 

funding of more than the amount listed 

above for a project in a given Targeted 

State will be rejected. 

E. Project Period 

Projects will be funded for a period of 

up to one year from the project starting 

date. 

F. Description of Agreement Award— 

Awardee Tasks 

In conducting activities to achieve the 

purpose and goal of this program in a 

designated Targeted State, the awardee 

will be responsible for performing the 

following tasks: 

• Develop and conduct a promotional 

program. This program will include 

activities using media, newsletters, 

publications, or other appropriate 

informational dissemination techniques 

that are designed to: (a) Raise awareness 

for crop insurance; (b) inform producers 

of the availability of crop insurance; (c) 

inform producers of the crop insurance 

sales closing dates prior to the deadline; 

and (d) inform producers and 

agribusiness leaders in the designated 

Targeted State of training and 

informational opportunities. 

• Deliver crop insurance training and 

informational opportunities to 

agricultural producers and agribusiness 

professionals in the designated Targeted 

State in a timely manner prior to crop 

insurance sales closing dates in order 

for producers to make informed 

decisions prior to the crop insurance 

sales closing dates deadline. This will 

include organizing and delivering 

educational activities using 

instructional materials that have been 

assembled to meet the local needs of 

agricultural producers. Activities should 

be directed primarily to agricultural 

producers, but may include those 

agribusiness professionals that have 

frequent opportunities to advise 

producers on crop insurance tools and 

decisions. 

• Document all educational activities 

conducted under the cooperative 

agreement and the results of such 

activities, including criteria and 

indicators used to evaluate the success 

of the program. The awardee may also 

be required to provide information to an 

RMA-selected contractor to evaluate all 

educational activities and advise RMA 

as to the effectiveness of activities. 

G. RMA Activities 

FCIC, working through RMA, will be 

substantially involved during the 

performance of the funded project 

through three of RMA’s ten Regional 

Offices. Potential types of substantial 

involvement may include, but are not 

limited to the following activities. 

• Collaborate with the awardee in 

assembling, reviewing, and approving 

risk management materials for 

producers in the designated RMA 

Region. 

• Collaborate with the awardee in 

reviewing and approving a promotional 

program for raising awareness for risk 

management and for informing 

producers of training and informational 

opportunities in the RMA Region. 

• Collaborate with the awardee on the 

delivery of education to producers and 

agribusiness leaders in the RMA Region. 

This will include: (a) Reviewing and 

approving in advance all producer and 

agribusiness leader educational 

activities; (b) advising the project leader 

on technical issues related to crop 

insurance education and information; 

and (c) assisting the project leader in 

informing crop insurance professionals 

about educational activity plans and 

scheduled meetings. 

• Conduct an evaluation of the 

performance of the awardee in meeting 

the deliverables of the project. 

• Assist in the selection of 

subcontractors and project staff. 

Applications that do not contain 

substantial involvement by RMA will be 

rejected. 

H. Other Tasks 

In addition to the specific, required 

tasks listed above, the applicant may 

propose additional tasks that would 

contribute directly to the purpose of this 

program. For any proposed additional 

task, the applicant must identify the 

objective of the task, the specific 

subtasks required to meet the objective, 

specific time lines for performing the 

subtasks, and the specific 

responsibilities of partners. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible applicants include State 

departments of agriculture, universities, 

non-profit agricultural organizations, 

and other public or private 

organizations with the capacity to lead 

a local program of crop insurance 

education for farmers and ranchers 

within a Targeted State. Individuals are 

eligible applicants. Although an 

applicant may be eligible to compete for 

an award based on its status as an 

eligible entity, other factors may 

exclude an applicant from receiving 

Federal assistance under this program 

governed by Federal law and regulations 

(e.g., debarment and suspension; a 

determination of non-performance on a 

prior contract, cooperative agreement, 

grant or partnership; a determination of 

a violation of applicable ethical 

standards; a determination of being 

considered ‘‘high risk’’). Applications 

from ineligible or excluded persons will 

be rejected in their entirety. 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Although RMA prefers cost sharing by 

the applicant, this program has neither 

a cost sharing nor a matching 

requirement. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Electronic Application Package 

Only electronic applications may be 

submitted via Grants.gov to the Risk 

Management Agency in response to this 

RFA. 

Prior to preparing an application, it is 

suggested that the Project Director (PD) 

first contact an Authorized 

Representative (AR) (also referred to as 

Authorized Organizational 

Representative or AOR) to determine if 

the organization is prepared to submit 

electronic applications through 

Grants.gov. If the organization is not 

prepared, the AR should see, (http:// 

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get_registered.jsp), for steps for 

preparing to submit applications 

through Grants.gov. 

The steps to access application 

materials are as follows: 

1. In order to access, complete, and 

submit applications, applicants must 

download and install a version of Adobe 

Reader compatible with Grants.gov. 

This software is essential to apply for 

RMA Federal awards. For basic system 

requirements and download 

instructions, please see http:// 

www.grants.gov/help/ 

download_software.jsp. To verify that 

you have a compatible version of Adobe 

Reader, Grants.gov established a test 

package that will assist you in making 

that determination. Grants.gov Adobe 

Versioning Test Package: http:// 

www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

AdobeVersioningTestOnly.jsp. 

2. The application package must be 

obtained via Grants.gov, go to http:// 

www.grants.gov, click on ‘‘Apply for 

Grants’’ in the left-hand column, click 

on ‘‘Step 1: Download a Grant 

Application Package and Instructions,’’ 

enter the funding opportunity number 

USDA–RMA–RME–TSGP–001000 in the 

appropriate box and click ‘‘Download 

Package.’’ From the search results, click 

‘‘Download’’ to access the application 

package. If assistance is needed to 

access the application package (e.g. 

downloading or navigating Adobe 

forms), refer to resources available on 

the Grants.gov Web site first at (http:// 

grants.gov/). Grants.gov assistance is 

also available as follows: 

• Grants.gov customer support; Toll 

Free: 1–800–518–4726; Business Hours: 

24 hours a day; E-mail: support@grants. 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

A complete and valid application 

must include the following: 

1. A completed OMB Standard Form 

424, ‘‘Application for Federal 

Assistance.’’ 

2. A completed OMB Standard Form 

424–A, ‘‘Budget Information—Nonconstruction Programs.’’ 

3. A completed OMB Standard Form 

424–B, ‘‘Assurances, Non-constructive 

Programs.’’ 

4. An Executive Summary (One page) 

and Proposal Narrative (Not to Exceed 

20 single-sided pages in Microsoft 

Word) which will also include a 

Statement of Work. 

5. Budget Narrative (in Microsoft 

Excel) describing how the categorical 

costs listed on the SF 424–A are 

derived. The budget narrative should 

provide enough detail for reviewers to 

easily understand how costs were 

determined and how they relate to the 

goals and objectives of the project. 

Partnering Plan to include how each 

partner will aid in carrying out the 

project goal providing specific tasks. 

Include Letters of commitment from 

individuals and/or groups, and should 

include the specific tasks they have 

agreed to do with the applicant. 

6. A completed and signed OMB 

Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of 

Lobbying Activities. 

7. A completed and signed AD–1049, 

Certification Regarding Drug-Free 

Workplace. 

*Applications that do not include 

items 1–8 above will be considered 

incomplete, will not receive further 

consideration, and will be rejected. 

The percent of time devoted to the 

project for all key project personnel 

must be identified in the application. 

Applicants must list all current public 

or private support to which personnel 

identified in the application have 

committed portions of their time, 

whether or not salary support for 

persons involved is included in the 

budget (supporting agency, amount of 

award, effective date, expiration date, 

expiration date of award, etc.). An 

application that duplicates or overlaps 

substantially with an application 

already reviewed and funded (or to be 

funded) by another organization or 

agency will not be funded under this 

program. The percentage of time for 

both ‘‘Current’’ and ‘‘Pending’’ projects 

must not exceed 100% of time 

committed. 

C. Funding Restrictions 

Cooperative agreement funds may not 

be used to: 

a. Plan, repair, rehabilitate, acquire, or 

construct a building or facility including 

a processing facility; 

b. Purchase, rent, or install fixed 

equipment; 

c. Repair or maintain privately owned 

vehicles; 

d. Pay for the preparation of the 

cooperative agreement application; 

e. Fund political activities; 

f. Purchase alcohol, food, beverage, or 

entertainment; 

g. Lend money to support farming or 

agricultural business operation or 

expansion; 

h. Pay costs incurred prior to 

receiving a partnership agreement; or 

i. Fund any activities prohibited in 7 

CFR Parts 3015 and 3019, as applicable. 

D. Limitation on Use of Project Funds 

for Salaries and Benefits 

Total costs for salary and benefits 

allowed for projects under this 

announcement will be limited to not 

more than 70 percent reimbursement of 

the funds awarded under the 

cooperative agreement. One goal of the 

Targeted States Program is to maximize 

the use of the limited funding available 

for crop insurance education for 

Targeted States. In order to accomplish 

this goal, RMA needs to ensure that the 

maximum amount of funds practicable 

is used for directly providing the 

educational opportunities. Limiting the 

amount of funding for salaries and 

benefits will allow the limited amount 

of funding to reach the maximum 

number of farmers and ranchers. 

E. Indirect Cost Rates 

a. Indirect costs allowed for projects 

submitted under this announcement 

will be limited to ten (10) percent of the 

total direct cost of the cooperative 

agreement. Therefore, when preparing 

budgets, applicants should limit their 

requests for recovery of indirect costs to 

the lesser of their institution’s official 

negotiated indirect cost rate or 10 

percent of the total direct costs. 

b. RMA reserves the right to negotiate 

final budgets with successful applicants. 

c. Applicants must provide a copy of 

their indirect cost rate negotiated with 

their cognizant agency. 

F. Other Submission Requirements 

Applicants are responsible for 

ensuring that RMA receives a complete 

application package by the closing date 

and time. The agency strongly 

encourages applicants to submit 

applications well before the deadline to 

allow time for correction of technical 

errors identified by Grants.gov. 

Application packages submitted after 

the deadline will be rejected. 

G. Acknowledgement of Applications 

Receipt of applications will be 

acknowledged by e-mail, whenever 

possible. Therefore, applicants are 

encouraged to provide e-mail addresses 

in their applications. If an e-mail 

address is not indicated on an 

application, receipt will be 

acknowledged by letter. There will be 

no notification of incomplete, 

unqualified or unfunded applications 

until the awards have been made. When 

received by RMA, applications will be 

assigned an identification number. This 

number will be communicated to 

applicants in the acknowledgement of 

receipt of applications. An application’s 

identification number should be 

referenced in all correspondence 

regarding the application. If the 

applicant does not receive an 

acknowledgement within 15 days of the 

submission deadline, the applicant 

should notify RMA’s point of contact 

indicated in Section 


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V. Application Review Information 

A. Criteria 

Applications submitted under the 

Targeted States program will be 

evaluated within each Targeted State 

according to the following criteria: 

Project Impacts—Maximum 20 Points 

The applicant must demonstrate that 

the project benefits to farmers and 

ranchers warrant the funding requested. 

Applicants will be scored according to 

the extent they can: (a) Identify the 

specific actions producers will likely be 

able to take as a result of the educational 

activities described in the Statement of 

Work; (b) identify the specific measures 

for evaluating results that will be 

employed in the project; (c) reasonably 

estimate the total number of producers 

reached through the various methods 

and educational activities described in 

the Statement of Work; and (d) justify 

such estimates with clear specifics. 

Reviewers’ scoring will be based on the 

scope and reasonableness of the 

applicant’s clear descriptions of 

specific, expected actions producers 

will accomplish, and well-designed 

methods for measuring the project’s 

results and effectiveness. Applicants 

using direct contact methods with 

producers will be scored higher. 

Statement of Work—Maximum 20 

Points 

The applicant must produce a clear 

and specific Statement of Work for the 

project. For each of the tasks contained 

in the Description of Agreement Award 

(refer to Section II Award Information), 

the applicant must identify and describe 

specific subtasks, responsible entities, 

expected completion dates, RMA 

substantial involvement, and 

deliverables that will further the 

purpose of this program. Applicants 

will obtain a higher score to the extent 

that the Statement of Work is specific, 

measurable and reasonable, has specific 

deadlines for the completion of 

subtasks, and relates directly to the 

required activities and the program 

purpose described in this 

announcement. Applicants are required 

to submit the Statement of Work on the 

RME–2 Form. All narratives should give 

estimates of how many producers will 

be reached through this project. 

Estimates for non-producers can also be 

made but they should be separate from 

the estimates of producers. 

Partnering—Maximum 20 Points 

The applicant must demonstrate 

experience and capacity to partner with 

and gain the support of grower 

organizations, agribusiness 

professionals, and agricultural leaders to 

carry out a local program of education 

and information in a designated 

Targeted State. The applicant is 

required to establish a written 

partnering plan that includes how each 

partner will aid in carrying out the 

project goal and purpose stated in this 

announcement and letters of 

commitment dated no more than 60 

days prior to submission of application 

stating that the partner has agreed to do 

this work. The applicant must ensure 

this plan includes a list of all partners 

working on the project, their titles, and 

how they will be contributing to the 

deliverables listed in the agreement. The 

partnering plan will not count towards 

the maximum length of the application 

narrative. Applicants will receive higher 

scores to the extent that they can 

document and demonstrate in the 

written partnering plan: (a) That 

partnership commitments are in place 

for the express purpose of delivering the 

program in this announcement; (b) that 

a broad group of farmers and ranchers 

will be reached within the Targeted 

State; (c) that partners are contributing 

to the project and involved in recruiting 

producers to attend the training; (d) that 

a substantial effort has been made to 

partner with organizations that can meet 

the needs of producers; and (e) 

statements from each partner regarding 

the number of producers that partner is 

committed to recruit for the project that 

would support the estimates specified 

under the Project Impacts criterion. 

Project Management—Maximum 15 

Points 

The applicant must demonstrate an 

ability to implement sound and effective 

project management practices. Higher 

scores will be awarded to applicants 

that can demonstrate organizational 

skills, leadership, and experience in 

delivering services or programs that 

assist agricultural producers in the 

respective Targeted State. The project 

manager must demonstrate that he/she 

has the capability to accomplish the 

project goal and purpose stated in this 

announcement by (a) having a previous 

working relationship with the farm 

community in the designated Targeted 

State of the application, including being 

able to recruit approximately the 

number of producers to be reached in 

the application and/or (b) having 

established the capacity to partner with 

and gain the support of grower 

organizations, agribusiness 

professionals, and agribusiness leaders 

locally to aid in carrying out a program 

of education and information, including 

being able to recruit approximately the 

number of producers to be reached in 

this application. Applicants are 

encouraged to designate an alternate 

Project Leader in the event the Project 

Leader is unable to finish the project. 

Applicants that will employ, or have 

access to, personnel who have 

experience in directing local 

educational programs that benefit 

agricultural producers in the respective 

Targeted State will receive higher 

rankings. 

Budget Appropriateness and 

Efficiency—Maximum 15 Points 

Applicants must provide a detailed 

budget summary that clearly explains 

and justifies costs associated with the 

project. Applicants will receive higher 

scores to the extent that they can 

demonstrate a fair and reasonable use of 

funds appropriate for the project and a 

budget that contains the estimated cost 

of reaching each individual producer. 

Targeted Producers—Maximum 10 

Points 

Applicants will obtain a higher score 

to the extent that the project places 

special emphasis on risk management 

strategies, education, and outreach 

specifically targeted at: 

• Beginning farmers or ranchers; 

• Legal immigrant farmers or ranchers 

who are attempting to become 

established producers in the United 

States; 

• Socially disadvantaged farmers or 

ranchers; 

• Farmers or ranchers who— 

Æ Are preparing to retire; and 

Æ Are using transition strategies to 

help new farmers or ranchers get 

started; and 

• New or established farmers or 

ranchers who are converting production 

and marketing systems to pursue new 

markets. 

B. Review and Selection Process 

Applications will be evaluated using 

a two-part process. First, each 

application will be screened by RMA 

personnel to ensure that it meets the 

requirements in this announcement. 

Applications that do not meet the 

requirements of this announcement or 

are incomplete will not receive further 

consideration during the next process. 

Applications that meet announcement 

requirements will be sorted into the 

Targeted State which the applicant 

proposes to conduct the project and will 

be presented to a review panel for 

consideration. 

Second, the review panel will meet to 

consider and discuss the merits of each 

application. The panel will consist of 

not less than three independent 

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from USDA, other Federal agencies, and 

public and private organizations, as 

needed. After considering the merits of 

all applications within a Targeted State, 

panel members will score each 

application according to the criteria and 

point values listed above. The panel 

will then rank each application against 

others within the Targeted State 

according to the scores received. A 

lottery will be used to resolve any 

instances of a tie score that might have 

a bearing on funding recommendations. 

If such a lottery is required, the names 

of all tied applicants will be entered 

into a drawing. The first tied applicant 

drawn will have priority over other tied 

applicants for funding consideration. 

The review panel will report the 

results of the evaluation to the Manager 

of FCIC. The panel’s report will include 

the recommended applicants to receive 

cooperative agreements for each 

Targeted State. Funding will not be 

provided for an application receiving a 

score less than 60. An organization, or 

group of organizations in partnership, 

may apply for funding under other FCIC 

or RMA programs, in addition to the 

program described in this 

announcement. However, if the Manager 

of FCIC determines that an application 

recommended for funding is sufficiently 

similar to a project that has been funded 

or has been recommended to be funded 

under another RMA or FCIC program, 

then the Manager may elect to not fund 

that application in whole or in part. The 

Manager of FCIC will make the final 

determination on those applications that 

will be awarded funding. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

The award document will provide 

pertinent instructions and information 

including, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) Legal name and address of 

performing organization or institution to 

whom the Director has issued an award 

under the terms of this request for 

applications; 

(2) Title of project; 

(3) Name(s) and institution(s) of PDs 

chosen to direct and control approved 

activities; 

(4) Identifying award number 

assigned by the Department; 

(5) Project period, specifying the 

amount of time the Department intends 

to support the project without requiring 

recompeting for funds; 

(6) Total amount of Departmental 

financial assistance approved by the 

Director during the project period; 

(7) Legal authority(ies) under which 

the award is issued; 

(8) Appropriate Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number; 

(9) Applicable award terms and 

conditions (see http:// 

www.rma.usda.gov/business/awards/ 

awardterms.html to view RMA award 

terms and conditions); 

(10) Approved budget plan for 

categorizing allocable project funds to 

accomplish the stated purpose of the 

award; and 

(11) Other information or provisions 

deemed necessary by RMA to carry out 

its respective awarding activities or to 

accomplish the purpose of a particular 

award. 

Following approval by the awarding 

official of RMA of the applications to be 

selected for funding, project leaders 

whose applications have been selected 

for funding will be notified. Within the 

limit of funds available for such a 

purpose, the awarding official of RMA 

shall enter into cooperative agreements 

with those awardees. After a cooperative 

agreement has been signed, RMA will 

extend to awardees, in writing, the 

authority to draw down funds for the 

purpose of conducting the activities 

listed in the agreement. All funds 

provided to the awardee by FCIC must 

be expended solely for the purpose for 

which the funds are obligated in 

accordance with the approved 

agreement and budget, the regulations, 

the terms and conditions of the award, 

and the applicability of Federal cost 

principles. No commitment of Federal 

assistance beyond the project period is 

made or implied for any award resulting 

from this notice. Notification of denial 

of funding will be sent to applicants 

after final funding decisions have been 

made and awardees announced 

publicly. Reasons for denial of funding 

can include, but are not limited to, 

incomplete applications, applications 

with evaluation scores below 60, or 

applications with evaluation scores that 

are lower than those of other 

applications in a Targeted State. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

1. Requirement To Use Program Logo 

Awardees of cooperative agreements 

will be required to use a program logo 

and design provided by RMA for all 

instructional and promotional materials, 

if appropriate. 

2. Requirement To Provide Project 

Information to an RMA-Selected 

Representative 

Awardees of cooperative agreements 

may be required to assist RMA in 

evaluating the effectiveness of its 

educational programs by providing 

documentation of educational activities 

and related information to any 

representative selected by RMA for 

program evaluation purposes. 

3. Private Crop Insurance Organizations 

and Potential Conflicts of Interest 

Private organizations that are 

involved in the sale of Federal crop 

insurance, or that have financial ties to 

such organizations, are eligible to apply 

for funding under this announcement. 

However, such entities will not be 

allowed to receive funding to conduct 

activities that would otherwise be 

required under a Standard Reinsurance 

Agreement or any other agreement in 

effect between FCIC and the entity. 

Also, such entities will not be allowed 

to receive funding to conduct activities 

that could be perceived by producers as 

promoting one company’s services or 

products over another’s. If applying for 

funding, such organizations are 

encouraged to be sensitive to potential 

conflicts of interest and to describe in 

their application the specific actions 

they will take to avoid actual and 

perceived conflicts of interest. 

4. Access to Panel Review Information 

Upon written request from the 

applicant, scores from the evaluation 

panel, not including the identity of 

reviewers, will be sent to the applicant 

after the review and awards process has 

been completed. 

5. Confidential Aspects of Applications 

and Awards 

The names of applicants, the names of 

individuals identified in the 

applications, the content of 

applications, and the panel evaluations 

of applications will all be kept 

confidential, except to those involved in 

the review process, to the extent 

permitted by law. In addition, the 

identities of review panel members will 

remain confidential throughout the 

entire review process and will not be 

released to applicants. At the end of the 

fiscal year, names of panel members 

will be made available. However, 

panelists will not be identified with the 

review of any particular application. 

When an application results in a 

cooperative agreement, that agreement 

becomes a part of the official record of 

RMA transactions, available to the 

public upon specific request. 

Information that the Secretary of 

Agriculture determines to be of a 

confidential, privileged, or proprietary 

nature will be held in confidence to the 

extent permitted by law. Therefore, any 

information that the applicant wishes to 

be considered confidential, privileged, 

or proprietary should be clearly marked 

within an application, including the 

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copy of an application that does not 

result in an award will be retained by 

RMA for a period of one year. Other 

copies will be destroyed. Copies of 

applications not receiving awards will 

be released only with the express 

written consent of the applicant or to 

the extent required by law. An 

application may be withdrawn at any 

time prior to award. 

6. Audit Requirements 

Awardees of cooperative agreements 

are subject to audit. 

7. Prohibitions and Requirements With 

Regard to Lobbying 

Section 1352 of Public Law 101–121, 

enacted on October 23, 1989, imposes 

prohibitions and requirements for 

disclosure and certification related to 

lobbying on awardees of Federal 

contracts, grants, cooperative 

agreements, and loans. It provides 

exemptions for Indian Tribes and tribal 

organizations. Current and prospective 

awardees, and any subcontractors, are 

prohibited from using Federal funds, 

other than profits from a Federal 

contract, for lobbying Congress or any 

Federal agency in connection with the 

award of a contract, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or loan. In addition, for each 

award action in excess of $100,000 

($150,000 for loans) the law requires 

awardees and any subcontractors: (1) To 

certify that they have neither used nor 

will use any appropriated funds for 

payment of lobbyists; (2) to disclose the 

name, address, payment details, and 

purpose of any agreements with 

lobbyists whom awardees of their 

subcontractors will pay with profits or 

other non-appropriated funds on or after 

December 22, 1989; and (3) to file 

quarterly up-dates about the use of 

lobbyists if material changes occur in 

their use. The law establishes civil 

penalties for non-compliance. A copy of 

the certification and disclosure forms 

must be submitted with the application 

and are available at the address and 

telephone number listed in Section VII. 

Agency Contact. 

8. Applicable OMB Circulars 

All cooperative agreements funded as 

a result of this notice will be subject to 

the requirements contained in all 

applicable OMB circulars. 

9. Requirement To Assure Compliance 

With Federal Civil Rights Laws 

Project leaders of all cooperative 

agreements funded as a result of this 

notice are required to know and abide 

by Federal civil rights laws and to 

assure USDA and RMA that the awardee 

is in compliance with and will continue 

to comply with Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et 

seq.), 7 CFR Part 15, and USDA 

regulations promulgated thereunder, 7 

CFR 1901.202. RMA requires that 

awardees submit an Assurance 

Agreement (Civil Rights), assuring RMA 

of this compliance prior to the 

beginning of the project period. 

10. Requirement To Participate in a Post 

Award Conference 

RMA requires that project leaders 

attend a post award conference, if 

conducted, to become fully aware of 

cooperative agreement requirements and 

for delineating the roles of RMA 

personnel and the procedures that will 

be followed in administering the 

agreement and will afford an 

opportunity for the orderly transition of 

agreement duties and obligations if 

different personnel are to assume postaward responsibility. In their 

applications, applicants should budget 

for possible travel costs associated with 

attending this conference. 

11. Requirement To Submit Educational 

Materials to the National AgRisk 

Education Library 

RMA requires that project leaders 

upload digital copies of all risk 

management educational materials 

developed because of the project to the 

National AgRisk Education Library 

(http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/) for 

posting, if electronically reporting. RMA 

will be clearly identified as having 

provided funding for the materials. 

12. Requirement To Submit Proposed 

Results to the National AgRisk 

Education Library 

RMA requires that project leaders 

submit results of the project to the 

National AgRisk Education Library 

(http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/) for 

posting if electronically reporting. 

13. Requirement To Submit a Project 

Plan of Operation in the Event of a 

Human Pandemic Outbreak 

RMA requires that project leaders 

submit a project plan of operation in 

case of a human pandemic event. The 

plan should address the concept of 

continuing operations as they relate to 

the project. This should include the 

roles, responsibilities, and contact 

information for the project team and 

individuals serving as back-ups in case 

of a pandemic outbreak. 

C. Reporting Requirements 

Awardees will be required to submit 

quarterly progress reports using the 

Performance Progress Report (SF–PPR) 

as the cover sheet, quarterly financial 

reports (OMB Standard Form 425), and 

quarterly Activity Logs (RMA 300 Form) 

throughout the project period, as well as 

a final program and financial report not 

later than 90 days after the end of the 

project period. The quarterly progress 

reports, activity logs, and final program 

reports MUST be submitted through the 

Results Verification System. The Web 

site address is http:// 

www.agrisk.umn.edu/RMA/Reporting. 

Awardees will be required to submit 

prior to the award: 

• A completed and signed Assurance 

Agreement (Civil Rights). 

• A completed and signed FaithBased Survey on EEO. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: 

Applicants and other interested parties 

are encouraged to contact: Leonard 

Randolph, Sundii Johnson-Phillips, or 

Lydia M. Astorga, USDA–RMA–RME, 

phone: 202–720–0779, e-mail: 

RMA.Risk-Ed@rma.usda.gov. You may 

also obtain information regarding this 

announcement from the RMA Web site 

at: http://www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/ 

agreements/. 

VIII. Other Information 

A. Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) 

A DUNS number is a unique ninedigit sequence recognized as the 

universal standard for identifying and 

keeping track of over 70 million 

businesses worldwide. The Office of 

Management and Budget published a 

notice of final policy issuance in the 

Federal Register June 27, 2003 (68 FR 

38402) that requires a DUNS number in 

every application (i.e., hard copy and 

electronic) for a grant or cooperative 

agreement on or after October 1, 2003. 

Therefore, potential applicants should 

verify that they have a DUNS number or 

take the steps needed to obtain one. For 

information about how to obtain a 

DUNS number, go to http:// 

www.grants.gov. Please note that the 

registration may take up to 14 business 

days to complete. 

B. Required Registration With the 

Central Contract Registry (CCR) for 

Submission of Proposals 

The Central Contract Registry (CCR) is 

a database that serves as the primary 

Government repository for contractor 

information required for the conduct of 

business with the Government. This 

database will also be used as a central 

location for maintaining organizational 

information for organizations seeking 

and receiving grants from the 

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register in the CCR prior to the 

submission of applications. A DUNS 

number is needed for CCR registration. 

For information about how to register in 

the CCR, visit ‘‘Get Registered’’ at the 

Web site, http://www.grants.gov. Allow 

a minimum of 5 business days to 

complete the CCR registration. 

C. Related Programs 

Funding availability for this program 

may be announced at approximately the 

same time as funding availability for 

similar but separate programs—CFDA 

No. 10.455 (Community Outreach and 

Assistance Partnerships), and CFDA No. 

10.457 (Commodity Partnerships for 

Risk Management Education). These 

programs have some similarities, but 

also key differences. The differences 

stem from important features of each 

program’s authorizing legislation and 

different RMA objectives. Prospective 

applicants should carefully examine 

and compare the notices for each 

program. 

Signed in Washington, DC on February 23, 

2010. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3974 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

Funding Opportunity Title: Commodity 

Partnerships for Small Agricultural 

Risk Management Education Sessions 

(Commodity Partnerships Small 

Sessions Program) Announcement 

Type: Announcement of Availability of 

Funds and Request for Application for 

Competitive Cooperative Partnership 

Agreements 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number (CFDA): 10.459. 

DATES: Electronic applications 

submitted through Grants.gov are due at 

April 27, 2010. Hard copy applications 

will NOT be accepted. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation (FCIC), operating through 

the Risk Management Agency (RMA), 

announces the availability of 

approximately $1.1 million (subject to 

availability of funds) for Commodity 

Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk 

Management Education Sessions (the 

Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions 

Program). The purpose of this 

cooperative partnership agreement 

program is to deliver training and 

information in management of 

production, marketing, and financial 

risk to U.S. agricultural producers. The 

program gives priority to educating 

producers of crops currently not insured 

under Federal crop insurance, specialty 

crops, and underserved commodities, 

including livestock and forage. A 

maximum of 110 cooperative 

partnership agreements will be funded, 

with a minimum of ten in each of the 

ten designated RMA Regions. The 

maximum award for any cooperative 

partnership agreement will be $10,000. 

Awardees must demonstrate nonfinancial benefits from a cooperative 

partnership agreement and must agree 

to the substantial involvement of RMA 

in the project. Funding availability for 

this program may be announced at 

approximately the same time as funding 

availability for similar but separate 

programs—CFDA No. 10.455 

(Community Outreach and Assistance 

Partnerships), and CFDA No. 10.458 

(Crop Insurance Education in Targeted 

States). Prospective applicants should 

carefully examine and compare the 

notices for each program. 

The collections of information in this 

announcement have been approved by 

OMB under control number 0563–0067. 

This Announcement Consists of Eight 

Sections 

Section I—Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Legislative Authority 

B. Background 

C. Definition of Priority Commodities 

D. Project Goal 

E. Purpose 

Section II—Award Information 

A. Type of Application 

B. Funding Availability 

C. Location and Target Audience 

D. Maximum Award 

E. Project Period 

F. Description of Agreement—Awardee 

Tasks 

G. RMA Activities 

H. Other Tasks 

Section III—Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

C. Other—Non-Financial Benefits 

Section IV—Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Electronic Application Package 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

C. Funding Restrictions 

D. Limitation on Use of Project Funds for 

Salaries and Benefits 

E. Indirect Cost Rates 

F. Other Submission Requirements 

G. Electronic Submissions 

H. Acknowledgement of Applications 

Section V—Application Review Information 

A. Criteria 

B. Selection and Review Process 

Section VI—Award Administration 

Information 

A. Award Notices 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

1. Requirement To Use Program Logo 

2. Requirement To Provide Project 

Information to an RMA-selected 

Representative 

3. Private Crop Insurance Organizations 

and Potential Conflicts of Interest 

4. Access to Panel Review Information 

5. Confidential Aspects of Applications 

and Awards 

6. Audit Requirements 

7. Prohibitions and Requirements 

Regarding Lobbying 

8. Applicable OMB Circulars 

9. Requirement To Assure Compliance 

With Federal Civil Rights Laws 

10. Requirement To Participate in a Post 

Award Teleconference 

11. Requirement To Submit Educational 

Materials to the National AgRisk 

Education Library 

12. Requirement To Submit Proposed 

Results to the National AgRisk Education 

Library 

13. Requirement To Submit a Project Plan 

of Operation in the Event of a Human 

Pandemic Outbreak 

C. Reporting Requirements 

Section VII—Agency Contact 

Section VIII—Additional Information 

A. Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) 

B. Required Registration With the Central 

Contract Registry (CCR) for Submission 

of Proposals 

C. Related Programs 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Legislative Authority 

The Commodity Partnerships Small 

Sessions Program is authorized under 

section 522(d)(3)(F) of the Federal Crop 

Insurance Act (Act) (7 U.S.C. 

1522(d)(3)(F)). 

B. Background 

RMA promotes and regulates sound 

risk management solutions to improve 

the economic stability of American 

agriculture. On behalf of FCIC, RMA 

does this by offering Federal crop 

insurance products through a network 

of private-sector partners, overseeing the 

creation of new risk management 

products, seeking enhancements in 

existing products, ensuring the integrity 

of crop insurance programs, offering 

outreach programs aimed at equal 

access and participation of underserved 

communities, and providing risk 

management education and information. 

One of RMA’s strategic goals is to 

ensure that its customers are well 

informed as to the risk management 

solutions available. This educational 

goal is supported by section 522(d)(3)(F) 

of the Act, which authorizes FCIC 

funding for risk management training 

and informational efforts for agricultural 

producers through the formation of 

partnerships with public and private 


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