USDA-AMS-TM-ACER-G-22-0006
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Acer Access and Development Program (Acer Program).
AMS will competitively award grants to eligible applicants for projects that support the efforts of States, Tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through activities associated with:
promotion of research and education related to maple syrup production; promotion of natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry; market promotion for maple syrup and maple-sap products; encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities on the land; or to voluntarily make the land available, including by lease or other means, for access by the public for maple-sugaring activities.
AMS will competitively award grants to eligible applicants for projects that support the efforts of States, Tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through activities associated with:
promotion of research and education related to maple syrup production; promotion of natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry; market promotion for maple syrup and maple-sap products; encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities on the land; or to voluntarily make the land available, including by lease or other means, for access by the public for maple-sugaring activities.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $6,000,000
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $6,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
USDA-AMS-TM-ACER-G-22-0006
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Category A: States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts; state, regional, or local authorities whose members include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority. All Category A applicants must be located in the Western United States or United States Territories, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Category B: Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and nonprofit organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. All Category B applicants must be in the United States or the specific Territories identified above.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/acer/how-to-apply
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Grants.gov Customer Support
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2022-02-16
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2022-05-26
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