Agreements Archive
The following are links to past partnership agreement Federal Register notices, news releases, application kits, and awardee Listings.
Note
Application kit requirements change annually. Please use the application kit information for the current year as guidance to submit your application. Application kit information for previous years is provided as an archival service for our partners. For information on the authorization for partnership and cooperative agreements, read the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000.
- 2017
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News Release
Education
- Risk Management Education Partnerships Program RFA
- Risk Management Education Partnership Program Recipients
Targeted States
- 2016
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News Release
Education
- Application Checklist for Risk Management Education Partnerships RFA
- Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
(Deadline for application: July 5, 2016 @ 11:59 pm EST - 2016 RMA Risk Management Education and Outreach Release Table
Targeted States
- Application Checklist for Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States RFA
- Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States
(Deadline for applications: July 5, 2016 @ 11:59 pm EST - 2016 RMA Risk Management Targeted States Table | 2016 Targeted States
- 2015
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News Release
- USDA Announces Risk Management Education Grants (July 1, 2015)
Education
- Risk Management Education Partnerships Program
Deadline for application: August, 2015 @ 11:59 pm EST - 2015 RMA Risk Management Education and Outreach Release Table
Targeted States
- Application Checklist for Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States RFA
Deadline for applications: August 14, 2015 @ 11:59 pm EST - 2015 RMA Risk Management Targeted States Table
- 2014
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News Release
- USDA Invests to Help Small and Underserved Producers Manage Risk and Remain Productive (May 15, 2014)
Education
- Federal Register notice: Risk Management Education Partnerships RFA
Deadline for application: June 30, 2014 @ 11:59 pm Est - 2014 RMA Risk Management Education and Outreach Release Table
Targeted States
- Federal Register notice: Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States RFA
Deadline for applications: June 30, 2014 @ 11:59 pm EST - 2014 RMA Risk Management Targeted States Table
- 2013
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News Release
- USDA Invests to Help Small and Underserved Producers Manage Risk and Remain Productive (Oct 24, 2013)
Education
- Federal Register notice: Risk Management Education Partnerships RFA
Deadline for application: July 22, 2013 @ 11:59 pm EST - 2014 RMA Risk Management Education and Outreach Release Table
Targeted States
- Federal Register notice: Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States RFA
Deadline for applications: July 22, 2013 @ 11:59 pm EST - 2013 RMA Risk Management Targeted States Table
- 2012
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News Release
- USDA Invests to Help Small and Underserved Producers Manage Risk and Remain Productive (Nov 30, 2012)
Education
- Federal Register notice: Risk Management Education Partnerships RFA
Deadline for application: June 4, 2012 @ 11:59 pm EST - 2012 RMA Risk Management Education and Outreach Release Table
Targeted States
- Federal Register notice: Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States RFA
Deadline for applications: May 18, 2012 @ 11:59 pm EST - 2012 RMA Risk Management Targeted States Cooperative Agreements
- 2011
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News Release
- USDA Invests in Crop Insurance Education to Help Small and Underserved Producers in 47 States Manage Risk, Remain Productive (Oct 28, 2011)
Education
- Federal Register notice: Risk Management Education and Community Outreach Partnerships Program RFA
Deadline for application: June 14, 2011 @ 5 pm EST - Outreach awardee listing (Oct 28, 2011)
Targeted States
- Federal Register notice: Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States RFA
Deadline for applications: July 15, 2011 @ 11:59 pm EST - Targeted states awardee listing (Oct 28, 2011)
- Application Kit
FAQs
- 2011 Frequently Asked Questions for RFA's (updated Jul 11, 2011)
- 2010
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News Release
- Vilsack Announces $9.6 Million in Partnership Agreements (Oct 26, 2010)
Education
- Federal Register notice: Small Sessions (Feb 26, 2010)
Deadline for applications: Apr 27, 2010, 5 pm EST - Small sessions awardee listing (Oct 26, 2010)
- Federal Register notice: Targeted States (Feb 26, 2010)
Deadline for applications: Apr 27, 2010, 5 pm EST - Targeted states awardee listing (Oct 26, 2010)
- Application Kit
Outreach
- Federal Register notice: Community Outreach and Assistance (Mar 1, 2010)
Deadline for applications: Apr 15, 2010, 5 pm EST - Outreach awardee listing (Oct 26, 2010)
- Application Kit
- 2009
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News Release
- $8.6 Million in Partnership Agreements Awarded (Sep 17, 2009)
Education
- Corrected: Federal Register notice: Targeted States (Apr 8, 2009)
- Corrected: Federal Register notice: Small Sessions (Apr 8, 2009)
- Application kit
- Awardee Listing, Outreach (Sep 17, 2009)
Outreach
- 2008
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News Release
- USDA Awards $8.78 Million in Risk Management Partnership Agreements, Including Ones to Traditionally Under-Served Customers (Oct 27, 2008)
Outreach
- Federal Register notice: Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program (Jan 22, 2008)
- Application Kit
- Awardee Listing
Education
- Federal Register notice re-announcement: Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States (Delaware) (May 28, 2008)
- Federal Register notice: Commodity Partnerships Program (Jan 22, 2008)
- Federal Register notice: Targeted States Program (Jan 22, 2008)
- Federal Register notice: Commodity Partnership Small Sessions Program (Jan 22, 2008)
- Application Kit
- Awardee Listings: Targeted States | Commodity/Small Sessions
- 2007
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News Release
- USDA Awards $21.2 Million in Partnership Agreements to Develop Risk Management Tools and Education (Sep 27, 2007)
Non-Insurance Risk Management Program Partnerships
- Federal Register notice: Non-Insurance Risk Management Program Partnerships (Apr 2, 2007)
- Application Kit
- Awardee listing
Education
- Federal Register notice: Targeted States Program (Utah) Re-Announcement (Jun 20, 2007)
- Federal Register notice: Targeted States Program (Maine) Re-Announcement (May 18, 2007)
- Federal Register notice: Targeted States Program (corrected; Mar 14, 2007)
- Federal Register notice: Commodity Partnerships Program (corrected; Mar 14, 2007)
- Federal Register notice: Commodity Partnership Small Sessions Program (corrected: Mar 14, 2007)
- Application Kit
Outreach
- 2006
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News Release
- USDA Awards $20.8 Million in Partnership Agreements to Develop Risk Management Tools and Education (Sep 28, 2006)
Education
- Reannounced Federal Register Notice (Aug 7, 2006) (PDF)
- Corrected Federal Register notices (May 3, 2006)
- Application Kit
New American Farmers
- Federal Register notice (Jun 16, 2006)
- Application Kit
- Awardee Listing
Outreach
- Federal Register notice (Mar 1, 2006)
- Application kit
- Awardee Listing
Research and Development
- Federal Register notice (Apr 24, 2006
- Application Kit
- Awardee Listing
- 2005
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News Release
- USDA Awards $25.05 Million in Partnership Agreements to Develop Risk Management Tools and Education
Education
- Application Kit
- Federal Register notice - Targeted States Program
- Federal Register notice - Commodity Partnerships Program
- Federal Register notice - Commodity Partnership Small Session Program
Outreach
- Application Kit
- Federal Register notice
- Awardee Listing
- FY2005/06 Outreach Projects: Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program (Jan 9, 2007)
Research and Development
- 2004
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News Release
- USDA Awards $19.8 Million in Partnership Agreements to Develop Risk Management Tools and Education (Oct 22, 2004)
Education
- Federal Register notice - Targeted States Program
- Federal Register notice - Commodity Partnerships Program
- Application kit
- Awardee Listing (includes targeted states)
Outreach
Research and Development
- Federal Register notice
- Application kit
- Awardee Listing
- 2003
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Total of 25.25 million awarded
Education
- Federal Register notice
- Application Kit
- Awardee Listing (includes targeted states)
Outreach
- Federal Register notice
- Application kit
- Awardee Listing
Research and Development
- Federal Register notice
- Application kit
- Awardee Listing
- 2002
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News Release
- USDA Awards $18.5 Million in Grants and Agreements to Develop Risk Management Tools and Education (Dec 2, 2002)
Education
- Federal Register notice: Targeted Commodity Partnerships for Risk Management Education
- Federal Register notice: Crop Insurance Education and Information Programs for Farmers and Ranchers in Targeted States
- Application kit for Targeted Commodities
- Application kit for Targeted States
- Awardee Listing (Included targeted States)
Outreach
- Federal Register notice
- Application Kit
- Awardee Listing
Research and Development
- Federal Register notice
- Application kit
- Awardee Listing