OpportunityTitle: Small Socially Disadvantaged Producer Grant
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Grants may be made to Cooperatives, Groups of Cooperatives, and Cooperative Development Centers.  You must be able to verify your legal structure in the State in which you are incorporated.   Grants may not be made to public bodies or to individuals.
Description: Grant funding is available for Cooperative Development Centers, individual Cooperatives, or Groups of Cooperatives that serve socially-disadvantaged groups and where a majority of their governing board is comprised of members of socially-disadvantaged groups or at least 75 percent of their membership is comprised of socially-disadvantaged producers. The SSDPG Program is authorized by &#167; 310B (e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932). The primary objective of the SSDPG program is to provide Technical Assistance to Small, Socially-Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Contact
GrantorContactText: Melinda Martin  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-720-8460
CloseDateExplanation: Paper copies must be postmarked and mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no later than July 24, 2012 to be eligible for FY 2012 grant funding.  Late applications are not eligible for FY 2012 grant funding.    Complete electronic copies must be received by July 24, 2012, to be eligible for FY 2012 grant funding.  Late applications are not eligible for FY 2012 grant funding.