2012 RMA Risk Management Education and Outreach RFA Release Table

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1 Project Name/Area(s) Organization Amount Objective Crop Insurance Education and Building to the Future: Helping Alaska s Specialty Crop, New, Women, and Other Farmers Understand and Prepare to Implement Crop Insurance and Other Risk Management Strategies in the Spokane RO RightRisk, LLC $83,688 To provide crop insurance education and risk management training to Alaskan farmers. STATE: AK Crop Insurance Education on High Tunnel Production & Marketing for Minority, Women, Beginning, Small Acreage and Limited Resource Producers of Specialty Crops in Alabama - Valdosta region STATE: AL Crop Insurance Education and Wholesale Success: Managing Wholesale Production, Marketing, Financial, and Human Risks for Alabama and South Carolina Specialty Crop Farmers STATES: AL, SC Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG) FamilyFarmed.org $67,523 To provide crop insurance and risk management education in the areas of marketing, farm management and specialty crop production for at least 45 producers of fruit and vegetables and/or livestock in Alabama. $72,571 To provide crop insurance education and work with 300 Alabama and South Carolina fruit and vegetable growers to train them in skills necessary to market wholesale through training materials, workshops, market development assistance, and one-on-one technical assistance. Crop Insurance and Risk Management Education in the RMA Jackson, MS Region - Financial Tools and Planning, Marketing Strategies, and Farm Management for New, Beginning and Military Veteran Farmers in AR, MS, KY and LA STATES: AR, MS, KY, LA National Center for Appropriate Technology $93,146 To provide crop insurance education and risk management training to new and beginning farmers, including military veteran producers, with emphasis on specialty crop and livestock enterprises. Crop Insurance Education and Developing Personal Production, Financial, Marketing, Legal, and Human Risk Management Plans for Limited Resource and African American Producers of Specialty Crops and Underserved Commodities STATES: AR, MS National Crop Insurance Services $99,999 To provide crop insurance education and to assist Limited Resource and African American Producers of Specialty Crops and Underserved Commodities in AR and MS. 1 P a g e

2 Crop Insurance Education and Training in Farm Management, Marketing Strategies, and Crop Insurance Programs for African American, Beginning, and Specialty Crop Producers in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee in RMA s Jackson, MS, Region States: AR, MS, KY Crop Insurance Education and Training in Farm Management, Marketing Strategies, and Crop Insurance Programs for Beginning, Hispanic, and Other Producers in Arizona, California, and Nevada in RMA s Davis Region STATES: AZ, CA, NV Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management Education including Crop Insurance Programs, Legal and Succession Planning, Marketing, Farm Management and Good Farming Strategies for Specialty Crop Grape Producers in the SJV within the Davis Region. STATE: CA Crop Insurance Education and Marketing and Risk Management for Southeast Asian Producers of Specialty Crops STATE: CA Crop Insurance Education and Reducing Risk for California Specialty Crop Producers in the Davis region through Marketing Strategies and Good Farming Practices STATE: CA Crop Insurance Education and Promoting Financial Tools and Planning among California Specialty Crop Producers STATE: CA Crop Insurance Education and Managing Food Safety Risk: Serving Hispanic and Women Producers in California STATE: CA Custom Ag Solutions CAS, Inc. (DBA Custom Ag Solutions) San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers Association National Hmong American Farmers Prune Bargaining Association Prune Bargaining Association Agriculture and Land- Based Training Association $99,670 To provide crop insurance education and deliver information about risk management plans and strategies and inform producers of the features and best uses of available crop insurance programs and other risk management tools, including relevant FSA Programs. $99,161 To provide crop insurance education and to deliver information about risk management and the structure, availability, benefits, and best uses of RMA's crop insurance programs. $36,020 To provide crop insurance education and to bring pertinent Risk Management Education to San Joaquin Valley Grape growers focusing on three areas: production management, crop marketing and financial risk. $89,870 To provide crop insurance education and to ensure that Southeast Asian producers with limited English proficiency better utilize the existing risk management tools and crop insurance products. $99,429 To provide crop insurance education and to educate specialty crop producers on effectively negotiating marketing contracts, managing market risk, and implementing good farming practices.. $98,815 To provide crop insurance education and risk management education, information, and consultation to dried prune and other specialty crop growers in California. $71,393 To provide crop insurance education and to prepare at least 75 socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers to confidently manage food safety risk. 2 P a g e

3 Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management Education for Underserved Hispanic, Women, and New Producers STATES: CA, NV, AZ AgriLogic Consulting, LLC $97,494 To provide crop insurance education and to deliver risk management training to U.S. agricultural producers to assist them in identifying and managing production, marketing, legal, financial and human risk. Crop Insurance Education and Managing the Legal Risks of Apprenticeships on California Farms: Grower Education and Development of a Regional Model. STATE: CA California FarmLink $78,663 To provide crop insurance education and to increase awareness and knowledge for California farmers about the human resource and legal risks of on-farm apprenticeship programs, and deliver risk management training and resources to assist them in managing the risks Crop Insurance Education and Training to Reduce Production, Marketing, Financial and Human Risks for Small Acreage Livestock and Specialty Crop Producers in the Davis Region STATE: CA The Regents of the University of California $73,789 To provide crop insurance education and to help reduce risk and improve the economic viability of small acreage new and beginning farmers in the foothills of Northern California through broad-based risk management training. Crop Insurance Education and Training on Succession Planning, Financial Tools, Safe Food, Business Planning, and Other Risk Management Topics for Senior, Transitional, Women, Hispanic, New, Small Acre STATE: CO Crop insurance Education and Risk Management Training for Underserved Producers of Priority Commodities in Nebraska, Winnebago, and Logan County, Colorado Within the Designated Topeka, Kansas Region Colorado State University $79,325 Legal Aid of Nebraska $59,753 To provide crop insurance education and help farmers and ranchers improve their understanding and develop skills to become better risk managers to increase their probability of being profitable and sustainable over time. To provide crop insurance education and risk management training to Nebraska underserved producers of Priority Commodities STATE: CO Crop Insurance Education and Providing Non-Insurance Risk Management Tools in Mitigating Agricultural Risks for Small Acreage and Specialty Crop Producers in Florida, SE Alabama & Georgia STATE: FL, GA, AL North South Institute, Inc. $97,282 To provide crop insurance education and to use enterprise diversification, market commercialization, farm financial and legal literacy, education of healthy farmers, and access to capital as vehicles in mitigating agricultural risk on selected Small Acreage and Specialty Crop Farms. 3 P a g e

4 Crop Insurance Education and Managing Risks Associated with Value-Added Production, Marketing & Succession Planning for Limited-Resource, Socially Disadvantaged & Small Acreage Producers in Alabama, Georgia & South Carolina STATE: GA, AL, SC Crop Insurance Education and Specialty Crop & Safety Risk Management Seminars for Producers, Hispanic Producers, and Direct Influencers in Georgia including 3 Strikeforce Area Locations STATE: GA Crop Insurance Education and Utilizing Grower Identified Risk Management Priorities to Lay an Educated Safety Net for AAPI* and Limited Resource Producers *Asian American and Pacific Islander STATE: HI The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Georgia Green Industry Association, Inc. $92,895 To provide crop insurance education and outreach to Limited-resource, Socially Disadvantaged, Small Acreage Producers and training to community based organizations, cooperative extension agents and other outreach specialists. $40,150 To provide crop insurance education and to ensure that producers will be better able to use marketing and branding information, financial management, soil and erosion control measures, crop insurance and other existing and emerging risk management tools. University of Hawaii $99,985 To provide crop insurance education and to increase the viability and sustainability of farms in Hawaii run by our targeted socially disadvantaged, limited resource producers by providing exposure, knowledge and training in areas of risk management through day-long conferences held in farming communities around the state. Crop Insurance Education and Specialty Crop Production, Marketing Strategies and Financial Management Training for Refugee/Immigrant Beginning Farmers in the Iowa St. Paul RMA Region National Center for Appropriate Technology $38,188 To provide crop insurance education to new refugee and immigrant farmers to help reduce the risk of farm start-up by providing guidance in business planning and marketing. STATE: IA Crop Insurance Education and Legal, Marketing, and Risk Management Information for a Test Audience of Hispanic, Asian American, Women, Limited Resource, Small Acreage, Specialty Crop, and New and Beginning STATE: IA Crop Insurance Benchmarking, Financial Management and Labor Management Education for Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Farmers (RMA Minnesota Regional Office) STATE: IA Drake University $91,068 To provide crop insurance education and to enable producers to better manage operational risk through diversifying direct-marketing methods and knowledge of the legal implications. Practical Farmers of Iowa $75,000 To provide crop insurance education and to ensure that fruit and vegetable producers will be better able to use crop insurance, financial management and farm labor to decrease risk and improve the economic stability of their farms. 4 P a g e

5 Annie s Project: Crop Insurance Education and Capacity Building, Delivery and Evaluation of Risk Management Education for Iowa Farm and Ranch Women: St Paul, MN STATE: IA Crop Insurance Education and Training in Farm Management, Marketing Strategies, and Crop Insurance Programs for Beginning and Specialty Crop Producers in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in RMA s St. Paul, MN, Region STATES: IA, MN, WI Crop Insurance and Risk Management Training, New, Socially Disadvantaged, Women, Transitional, and other Ag Producers of Livestock, Forage, Barley, and Specialty Crops STATE: ID Crop Insurance Education and Training in Farm Management, Marketing Strategies, and Crop Insurance Programs for Beginning and Specialty Crop Producers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio in RMA s Springfield, IL, Region STATES: IL, IN, MI, OH Crop Insurance Education and Managing Wholesale Production, Marketing, Financial, and Human Risks for Indiana and Michigan Specialty Crop Farmers STATE: IN Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management Education for Kansas Agritourism Farms and Ranches STATE: KS Crop Insurance Education and Helping Kansas Producers and Ranchers Understand and Use Good Farming Practices for Winter Canola in Partnership with the Topeka Regional Office STATE: KS Iowa State University of Science and Technology CAS, Inc (DBA Custom Ag Solutions) $99,878 To provide crop insurance education and to ensure traditionally underserved women farmers in Iowa, both conventional and specialty crop producers will be better able to identify and manage agricultural risks. $99,975 To provide crop insurance education and to deliver information about risk management and the features, benefits, limitations, and best uses of available strategies, tools, and crop insurance programs. RightRisk, LLC $99,999 To provide crop insurance education and to promote sustained profitability for agricultural producers in Idaho and Oregon through effective risk management decision making. CAS, Inc (DBA Custom Ag Solutions) $99,270 To provide crop insurance education and to improve producer awareness, skills, and decisions related to the development and implementation of risk management strategies and participation in Federal crop insurance programs. FamilyFarmed.org $99,924 To provide crop insurance education and to work with 450 Indiana and Michigan fruit and vegetable growers to train them in skills necessary to market wholesale through training materials, workshops, market development assistance, and one-on-one technical assistance. Kansas Agricultural Tourism Association $26,863 To provide crop insurance education and to increase the risk management knowledge and risk management decision-making ability of Kansas farmers and ranchers working to increase profitability through agritourism. Kansas State University $87,814 To provide crop insurance education and to inform producers about the need for canola risk management insurance opportunities available through RMA, and new and emerging risk management tools. 5 P a g e

6 Crop Insurance Education and Specialty Crops, Marketing Strategies and Financial Tools and Planning for Refugee Producers, Topeka Regional Office STATE: KS Crop Insurance Education and Training in Farm Management, Marketing Strategies, and Crop Insurance Programs for Beginning and Livestock Producers in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska STATE: KS Catholic Charities of NE Kansas Custom Ag Solutions $37,870 To provide crop insurance education and to ensure that refugee specialty crop growers in the Mid-West are equipped to use risk management tools to build successful farm businesses. $99,397 To provide crop insurance education and improve producer awareness, skills, and decisions related to the development and implementation of risk management strategies and participation in Federal crop insurance programs. Crop Insurance Education and Farm Risk Management, Underserved Commodities (Alternative Enterprises) Education, and Farm Safety Training for Small, Limited-Resource, Women, Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in Kentucky STATE: KY Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management and Marketing Strategies: Technical Assistance for beginning and women farmers growing specialty crops in western Massachusetts STATE: MA Crop Insurance Education and Implementing and Evaluating Risk Management Education, Outreach, Training, and Technical Assistance for Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Specialty Crop Producers in Massachusetts STATES: MA, NH Crop Insurance Education and Farm Management Strategies for Specialty Crop Producers. STATE: MD Crop Insurance Education and Serving Michigan Multicultural Ag: Risk management education and outreach in production, financial and human risks for African American and Hispanic specialty crop producers STATE: MI Kentucky State University Community involved in Sustaining Agriculture Community Teamwork, Inc. National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA) Michigan Integrated Food and Farming Systems $99,930 To provide crop insurance education and to enable small, limited resource, women, beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers for better operate farm equipment and manage land. $66,781 To provide crop insurance education and to help farmers understand and use risk management tools in order to improve their farm viability. $99,758 To provide crop insurance education and to help entry level farmers establish a business plan. $55,000 To provide crop insurance education and to help Christmas Tree growers understand and manage risk. $99,999 To provide crop insurance education and to improve and expand African American and Hispanic producers strategies to reduce risk on their specialty crop family farms. 6 P a g e

7 Crop Insurance Education and New, Limited Resource and Small Acreage Producers Success in Michigan: Farm Management and Business Planning for Specialty Crop Growers STATE: MI Crop Insurance Education and Good Farming Practices and Farm Management Strategies for Limited Resource Asian American Producers STATE: MN Crop Insurance Education and Production and Financial Risk Reduction Strategies for Producers and Ranchers STATE: MN Crop Insurance Education and Proven Outreach & Assistance: Delivering Crop Insurance & Risk Mgmt. Training to Limited Resource & Socially Disadvantaged Immigrant Farmers Raising & Marketing Specialty Crops in St. Paul RMA Region STATE: MN Crop Insurance Education and Production, Marketing, Farm Management, Farm Labor and Food Safety Education, Strategies and Resources for Specialty Crop, Limited Resource and Minority Producers STATE: MN Crop Insurance Education and Effective Transitions - Finding Success in Farm Succession Planning STATE: MN Crop Insurance Education and Reaching Missouri and Nebraska Women Producers and Ranchers through Multi-Session Classes and Special Conferences Focusing on Production, Legal and Marketing Risk in the Topeka RMA Region STATE: MO Michigan Land Use Institute Hmong American Partnership Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc. (FLAG) Minnesota Fruit & Vegetable Association Renewing the Countryside II The Curator of the University of Missouri $72,520 To provide crop insurance education and help grow jobs, save farmland, increase viability and number of farms, and increase the amount of regionally produced food available to the region s residents. $99,688 To provide crop insurance education and to help Southeast Asia Farmers in their transition from income-to wealth-generating business through risk management tools and education. $20,000 To provide crop insurance education and to partially fund three separate risk management educational events aimed at each organization s specific risk management needs. $95,816 To provide crop insurance education and to provide innovative outreach and assistance to stabilize and expand the financial success of socially disadvantaged specialty crop farmers. $96,567 To provide crop insurance education and to develop and deliver a variety of risk management solutions for specialty crop producers in the Upper Midwest including women, beginning growers, limited resource, Latino and Hmong producers. $99,914 To provide crop insurance education and to provide senior, specialty crop and livestock farmers and ranchers with information, training, and assistance on succession planning. $49,500 To provide crop insurance education and to empower farm women to become better business partners through networks and by managing and organizing critical information. 7 P a g e

8 Crop Insurance Education and Managing Wholesale Production, Marketing, Financial, and Human Risks for Kansas and Missouri Specialty Crop Farmers STATE: MO FamilyFarmed.org $89,733 To provide crop insurance education and to work with 425 fruit and vegetable growers to train them in skills necessary to build sales with wholesale customers through training materials, a workshop, Meet the Buyers reception, and 1- on-1 technical assistance. The SAFE (Southeast Asia Farmers Education): Crop Insurance Education and Managing Farm Risks through Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Education STATE: MO Crop Insurance Education and Wholesale Success: Managing Wholesale Production, Marketing, Financial, and Human Risks for Mississippi Specialty Crop Farmers STATE: MS Hmong National Development, Inc. $99,479 To provide crop insurance education and to help Southeast Asia Farmers in their transition from income-to wealth-generating business through risk management tools and education. FamilyFarmed.org $47,511 To provide crop insurance education and to work with 200 Mississippi fruit and vegetable growers to train them in skills necessary to market wholesale through training materials, workshops, market development assistance, and one-on-one technical assistance. Crop Insurance Education and Pte' Ola-in the Lakota term (Sioux Tribe from SD) this means "taking care of the cattle" STATE: MT Crop Insurance Education and Managing Heritage Pastured Poultry Production Risks for Native American, Beginning and Limited Resource Producers of Specialty Crops on Smaller Acreage Farms throughout Montana in the Billings, Montana RMA Region STATE: MT Crop Insurance Education and Training in Pasture, Forage, Rangeland, Other Crop Insurance Programs, and Marketing Strategies for New and Beginning, Native American, and Other Producers and Ranchers in RMA's Billings Region Indian Nations Conservation Alliance National Center for Appropriate Technology $82,447 99,880 To provide crop insurance education and to provide Risk Management training/information to approximately 1000 tribal producers. To provide crop insurance education and train specialty crop, small acreage, returning veterans, Native American, beginning and limitedresource producers in Montana about the opportunities and risks associated with expanding and integrating pastured poultry production into diversified smaller acreage farms. Custom Ag Solutions $97,700 To provide crop insurance education and to deliver information about risk management and the structure, availability, benefits, and best uses of RMA's crop insurance programs. STATE: MT 8 P a g e

9 Spring Roundup Think. Plan. Do. Succeed, a two-day conference providing crop insurance and risk management training to agricultural producers in the Billings, Montana RMA Region. STATE: MT Crop Insurance Education and Specialty Crops, Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Rainfall Index and Crop Insurance for Native American, New and Beginning, Limited Resource, and Specialty Crop Producers Northwest Community College Montana State University $55,170 To provide crop insurance education and to support a two-day conference providing crop insurance and risk management training to agricultural producers in the Billings, Montana Region. $90,728 To provide crop insurance and risk management education to producers of specialty crops and underserved commodities, including livestock and forage. STATE: MT Crop Insurance Education and Wholesale Success: Managing Wholesale Production, Marketing, Financial, and Human Risks for Montana Specialty Crop Farmers STATE: MT FamilyFarmed.org $34,069 To provide crop insurance education and to work with 100 Montana fruit and vegetable growers to train them in skills necessary to market wholesale through training materials, workshops, market development assistance, and one-on-one technical assistance. Crop Insurance Education and Rural Tax education programs for the Raleigh region STATE: NC North Carolina State University $38,896 To provide crop insurance education and provide tax information to producers so that they are better able to make financial management decisions and understand how income and selfemployment tax management is part of an overall risk management plan. Crop Insurance Education and Training in Farm Management Strategies and Crop Insurance Programs for Beginning, African American, and Limited Resource North Carolina Producers in RMA s Raleigh, NC, Region STATE: NC Crop Insurance Education and Reducing Risks through Farm Safety, AGR-Lite, and Risk Management Strategies for Minority, Limited Resource, Senior Growers, and Risk Management Education for Students Custom Ag Solutions $99,038 To provide crop insurance education and to deliver training in farm management strategies and crop insurance programs to beginning, African American, and limited resource producers in North Carolina in RMA s Raleigh, NC, Region. East Carolina University $98,703 To provide crop insurance education and equip new and existing farmers with the strategies needed to reduce risks that threaten farm sustainability. STATE: NC 9 P a g e

10 Crop Insurance Education and Marketing, Branding, and Financial Tools and Strategies for New and Beginning, Limited Resource, and Specialty Crop Producers in the Raleigh Region STATES: NC, VA Crop Insurance Education and Business and Financial Literacy Education and Outreach in the Northeast (Raleigh RO) for Specialty Crop Producers, Ranchers and Beginning Farmers Engaged in Food Hubs (Food Hub Ed) STATE: NC Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project $95,206 Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development To provide crop insurance education and to provide producers in the Southern Appalachian region of Western North Carolina and SW Virginia with support, training, and tools needed to operate in burgeoning markets for locally grown food. $88,788 To provide crop insurance education and to engage farmers specifically along the farmerfood hub supply chain with innovative and relevant risk management trainings using newly developed materials and multiple outreach and education strategies. Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management Strategies for Limited Resource Specialty Crop Growers in North Carolina STATE: NC North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University $98,456 To provide crop insurance education and to partner with three minority cooperative associations and a financial consulting group to raise awareness of the existence of RMA crop insurance programs and provide outreach education in risk management strategies in North Carolina. Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management Education Strategies and Succession Planning for Senior, Transitional, and Beginning Farmers in Central and Eastern NC STATE: NC Mount Olive College $99,999 To provide crop insurance education and to implement an educational effort for farm transition risk management outreach and assistance to farmers in twenty North Carolina counties. Crop Insurance Education and Sustaining African American and American Indian Farmers in North Carolina through Risk Management, Crop Insurance, and Renewable Energy Training STATE: NC Crop Insurance Education and Production and Legal Trainings for Native American Producers in North Dakota and South Dakota Billings Region STATE: ND, SD Sociometrics Corporation Indian Land Tenure Foundation $99,165 To provide crop insurance education and to improve the farming management and outcomes of African American and American Indian farmers in North Carolina. 99,790 To provide crop insurance education and to provide information on the ways in which Indian farmers and ranchers can offset these risks through knowledge, sound management and training opportunities. 10 P a g e

11 Crop Insurance Education and Wholesale Success: Managing Wholesale Production, Marketing, Financial, and Human Risks for New Hampshire and Pennsylvania Specialty Crop Farmers STATE: NH, PA FamilyFarmed.org $52,741 To provide crop insurance education and to work with 250 New Hampshire and Pennsylvania fruit and vegetable growers to train them in skills necessary to market wholesale through training materials, workshops, market development, and one-onone technical assistance. Crop Insurance Education and Annie s Project II: New Jersey Farm Women Conference 2013, Educating and Empowering Women Farmers on Risk Management in the Region Served by the Raleigh, North Carolina RMA Office STATE: NJ Crop Insurance Education and Production, Marketing and Financial Tools Training for Hispanic and Limited Resource Producers and Ranchers STATE: NM Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey National Immigrant Farming Initiative $93,038 To provide crop insurance education and to improve the economic stability of traditionally underserved women farmers in New Jersey, including specialty crop producers and small acreage farmers. $99,934 To provide crop insurance education and to deliver crop insurance education & risk management training to Hispanic and limited resource agricultural producers with efforts focused in Southern and North Central New Mexico. Crop Insurance Education and Training in Farm Management, Marketing Strategies, and Crop Insurance Programs for Beginning, Livestock, and Native American Producers in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in RMA s Oklahoma City, OK, Region States: NM, OK, TX Custom Ag Solutions $97,857 To provide crop insurance education and work with RMA and six project partners to deliver training in farm management, marketing strategies, and crop insurance programs to beginning, livestock, and Native American producers in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in RMA s Oklahoma City, OK, Region. Crop Insurance Education and Gaining Ground & Going Forward: The NFDP Assists Hispanic, Socially Disadvantaged & Limited Resource Farmers with Financial, Legal & Succession Planning & Land Tenure in NY, NJ & PA STATES: NY, NJ & PA Council on the Environment, Inc. d/b/a GrowNYC $98,889 To provide crop insurance education and risk management training and technical support to assist early-stage farmers (in years 5-10 of operation). 11 P a g e

12 Crop Insurance Education and General Risk Management Resource Development and Marketing Risk Management Education for Limited Resource, Hispanic, Small Acreage, and Specialty Crop Producers Marketing to New York City STATE: NY Just Food, Inc. $99,743 To provide crop insurance education and to develop bi-lingual risk management resources, conduct marketing strategy education, and provide technical assistance to support regional producers in their efforts to incorporate risk management strategies in their farm business planning. Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management Tools and Training to Support Organic and Sustainable Producers in New York State; Special Emphasis Topics: Production, Legal, Marketing, Financial, and Human; Producer Types: Producers and Ranchers, New and Beginning Farmers, Women, Hispanic, Limited Resource, Transitional, Small Acreage, and Specialty Crop Producers and Ranchers Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, Inc. $99,960 To provide crop insurance education and to provide a diverse group of organic and sustainable producers with the risk management tools, resources, and strategies for making sound on-farm management decisions that reduce risk and increase success in all areas of the farm business. STATE: NY Risk Management and Crop Insurance Education for Oklahoma Producers of Underserved Commodities (Livestock and Forage) and Specialty Crops STATE: OK Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management Education and Outreach Partnerships Program Promoting Financial Tools and Planning among Oregon Specialty Crop Producers in the Spokane, Washington RMA Region. STATE: OR Crop Insurance Education and AGR-Lite, Marketing Strategies, and Financial Tools for Specialty Crop Producers in Idaho and Oregon STATES: OR, ID Crop Insurance Education and Emerging Farmers Training Project for New, Beginning, and Hispanic Farmers STATE: OR Oklahoma State University $96,674 Prune Bargaining Association Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticide To provide crop insurance education to producers, who are expected to gain information and skills to evaluate risks realistically and make informed choices about risk management. $39,490 To provide crop insurance education and risk management education, information, and consultation to specialty crop producers (producer type) in Oregon, focusing on the special emphasis topic of financial tools and planning. $37,810 To provide crop insurance education and to provide training tools to assist specialty crop producers in managing their production, marketing, financial and human risk associated with accessing these new markets. Adelantes Mujeres $38,971 To provide crop insurance education and to provide outreach, training and assistance on risk management strategies to immigrant and emerging farmers in the upper Willamette Valley and Portland, OR metropolitan area stressing Special Emphasis Topics of production, marketing, and finance. 12 P a g e

13 Crop Insurance Education and Comprehensive Risk Management for New and Beginning Farmers STATE: PA Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management Education for South Dakota Producers STATE: SD Crop Insurance Education and Expanded Financial Training for South Dakota Farmers & Ranchers, including Women & Native Americans STATE: SD Crop Insurance Education and Increasing market access & promoting specialty crops for New & Beginning, Limited Resource, Transitional, Small Acreage, & Specialty Crop Producers & Ranchers STATES: TN, VA AgChoice Farm Credit South Dakota Corn Growers Association Mitchell Technical Institute Appalachian Sustainable Development $97,595 To provide crop insurance education and ensure $78,370 a viable future for Pennsylvania agriculture by teaching practical risk management skills to producers. $99,924 To provide crop insurance education and to focus on providing risk management education through a series of risk management education opportunities. $96,999 To provide crop insurance education and to improve coverage of the South Dakota Center for Farm Ranch Management by expansion into the Pierre area. To provide crop insurance education and to create, promote and expand economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible opportunities to help improve the lives and the health of our local communities and ecosystems in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia. Crop Insurance Education and Texas Production, Legal, Financial, and Human Risk Management Education for Hispanic, Limited-Resource, and Small Acreage Producers in the Oklahoma Region STATE: TX Crop Insurance Education and Training on Farm Management Strategies, Financial Tools, and Planning, for Hispanic, Women, Military Veteran, and Small Acreage Producers in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, within the RMA Oklahoma City Region Texas/Mexico Border Coalition Communitybased Organization $99,855 National Center for Appropriate Technology $93,017 To provide crop insurance education and risk management training to Hispanic, limited resource, and small acreage producers of priority commodities, specifically those of specialty crops and underserved commodities. To provide crop insurance education and train as many producers as possible to manage the financial risks related to farming and ranching, with a strong (although not exclusive) emphasis on small-acreage production. STATE: TX, OK, NM Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management Strategies Training for Underserved Audiences in the Davis region including Utah and Surrounding States STATES: UT, NV, AZ Utah State University $99,755 To provide crop insurance education and to reach underserved audiences of priority commodities in Utah, Nevada and Arizona, primarily women and limited resource farmers with targeted workshops on tax issues for Tribal audiences. 13 P a g e

14 Crop Insurance Education and Building Business Planning, Financial Management and Marketing Skills among Small, Limited Resource, Beginning, Women, and Immigrant Farmers in Washington State STATE: WA Crop Insurance Education and Specialty Crops. Climatic Risk Management Publication and Trainings for Organic and Specialty Vegetable Seed Producers - including Hispanic Producers Washington State University $96,613 To provide crop insurance education and to expand the successful implementation of the Cultivating Success farm production and business management curricula with Hmong and Latino farmers in Washington. Organic Seed Alliance $82,063 To provide crop insurance education and to train vegetable seed producers to manage climaterelated risks through a publication and trainings. STATE: WA Crop Insurance Education and Teaching Risk Management through Good Farming Practices, Farm Management, Marketing, Financial Management and Farm and Food Safety to New, Beginning and Limited Resource Small Acreage Producers of Specialty Crops Including Women, Veterans, African Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanics. STATE: WA Crop Insurance Education and Forest Management and Marketing Strategies for Small Acreage Forest Producers in San Juan County STATE: WA Spokane area, serving WA state with Crop Insurance Education and bi-lingual video & radio resources on production, marketing, & human risk mgmt. strategies for specialty crop producers, new/beginning, women and Hispanic producers. STATE: WA Crop Insurance Education and Financial Accounting Workshops Using QuickBooks for Wisconsin Dairy Producers and Women Farmers STATE: WI Crop Insurance Education and Food Safety and Financial Tools for Hmong Growers STATE: WI Seattle Tilth Farm Works Northwest Natural Resource Group Washington State Department of Agriculture Board of Regents - University of Wisconsin Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection $98,089 To provide crop insurance education and to help beginning and limited resource specialty crop producers, including women, veterans, and minorities, achieve success in small-acreage farming by giving them the tools to identify, address and manage risk. $21,969 To provide crop insurance education and to mitigate production and marketing risk for small forest producers in the San Juan Islands of Washington State through educational workshops and training sessions. $93,868 To provide crop insurance education and to develop and extend innovative tools for outreach to currently underserved farmers. $27,199 To provide crop insurance education and to offer six basic, hands-on, Initial workshops that will improve Wisconsin dairy farmers recordkeeping and financial analysis skills and introduce the basics of QuickBooks. $43,418 To provide crop insurance education and to reach and connect Hmong farmers in the state to USDA and state agriculture services and programs, teach financial record keeping and food safety techniques. 14 P a g e

15 Crop Insurance Education and Comprehensive Marketing, Financial and Production Risk Management Training for Wisconsin Cattle Producers STATE: WI Crop Insurance Education and Farm Management Strategies and Succession Planning for New, Women, and Traditions Dairy Producers Board of Regents - University of Wisconsin Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System $99,571 To provide crop insurance education and to integrate marketing, financial and production principles into interactive management training for Wisconsin beef cattle producers. $95,885 To provide crop insurance education and to provide farm succession education and farm management strategies. STATES: WI, IA Southwest Tech - Crop Insurance Education and Risk Management and Improved Forage Production Education for Southwest Wisconsin Dairy and Livestock Producers STATE: WI Crop Insurance Education and Good Farming Practices for Specialty Crop and Women Producers in WI, MN and IA STATES: WI, MN and IA Crop Insurance Education and Wholesale Success: Managing Wholesale Production, Marketing, Financial, and Human Risks for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Specialty Crop Farmers STATE: WI Crop Insurance Education and Farm Financial Management Education by Application of Agriculture Financial Advisor (AgFA) for New, Beginning and Women Dairy Farmers in Wisconsin and Iowa Southwest Wisconsin Technical Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service $95,599 To provide crop insurance education and to improve the long-term viability of Wisconsin s dairy industry through services to achieve an annual milk production of 30 billion pounds by the year 2020 to meet the growing demand of the market place. $83,501 To provide crop insurance education and to provide information and resources on sustainable farm management to new farmers, women farmers, and young farmers. FamilyFarmed.org $99,895 To provide crop insurance education and to work with 700 Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin fruit and vegetable growers to train them in skills necessary to market. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System $47,782 To provide crop insurance and farm succession education and farm management strategies. STATES: WI, IA 15 P a g e