Acer Access and Development Program
To support the efforts of States, Tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through the following activities: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; orto 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: $6,400,000
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $6,400,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/acer
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are State agencies, Tribal governments, and research institutions from the 50 States, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands.Research institutions are organizations that typically conduct research with non-Federal and Federal funds, including colleges and universities, federally funded research and development centers, national user facilities, industrial laboratories, or other research institutes.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/acer
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
SAGPgrants@usda.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2024-03-21
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2024-06-20
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