Title
Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program
Agencies
United States Department of Agriculture
Description
This Notice announces that the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency) is accepting fiscal year (FY) 2019 applications for the Agriculture Innovation Demonstration Center (AIC) program. In FY 2019, the program has $3,500,000 available for funding. If additional funds are appropriated during fiscal year 2020 prior to the selection of awards, funding amounts will be posted on the Agency website and we will utilize those additional FY 2020 funds to make awards under this Notice. The purpose of this program is to establish and operate Agriculture Innovation Centers (Centers) that provide technical and business development assistance to agricultural producers seeking to engage in the marketing or the production of Value- Added products. Eligible applicants include nonprofit and for-profit corporations, public bodies, and institutions of higher education. This program supports Rural Developmentās (RD) mission of improving the quality of life for rural Americans and commitment to directing resources to those who most need them. DATES: Completed applications for grants must be submitted electronically by no later than midnight Eastern Time, March 20, 2020, through Grants.gov. Late applications are not eligible for funding under this Notice and will not be evaluated.
More Information
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html
Submission Limits
1 per Organization
Deadlines
Internal Notice of Intent |
Jan 17, 2020 |
Notification of Internal Competition |
Jan 18, 2020 |
Internal Pre-proposal |
Feb 3, 2020 |
Results of Internal Competition |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal |
N/A |
Agency Proposal |
Mar 20, 2020
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