Competitive Grants
The Southern Risk Management Education Center in conjunction with the North Central, Northeastern and Western Regional Centers announces the availability of grant funds and requests the submission of applications. Awards will fund projects conducted between July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011. The application process is conducted in two stages which includes a pre-proposal and full proposal for projects initially accepted for review.
The timeline for the application process is below:
November 17, 2009 - RFA released
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - On-line pre-proposal due by 5:00 PM CST.
Monday, February 1, 2010 - On-line system open for full proposal applications
Monday, March 1, 2010 - On-line full proposals due by 5:00 PM CST.
Monday, May 3, 2010 - Deadline for award notification to Project Directors
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - Project award year begins
Advisory Council
Decisions regarding funding of each proposal are made by our Advisory Council.
| Name |
Institution |
State |
| Mitchell Crouther |
Livestock Grower/Retired RMA |
Mississippi |
| Nelson Daniels |
Prairie View A&M |
Texas |
| Alison Davis |
University of Kentucky |
Kentucky |
| Deacue Fields |
Auburn University |
Alabama |
| Bill Herndon |
North Mississippi Research and Extension Center |
Mississippi |
| Jack Hicks |
Choctaw Nation Agriculture |
Oklahoma |
| Ross Love |
Oklahoma State University |
Oklahoma |
| Eric Maupin |
Maupin Farms |
Tennessee |
| Blake Swindle |
Ag Heritage Farm Credit Services |
Arkansas |
| Amber Von Harten |
South Carolina Sea Grant Extension |
SouthCarolina |
Funded Projects (Past & Present)
Find out about all of the Projects that have been funded across the nation through the Regional Risk Management Education Centers by visiting the following link: http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/ProjectSearch/Default.aspx |
