Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA FBMB 005638
Apply for USDA NIFA FBMB 005638
- The USDA-NIFA in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY '16 Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program RFA" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.319.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 01, 2016 and posted on Feb 01, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 11, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2016 Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program RFA is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). It was posted on February 1, 2016, created the same day, and carried an application deadline of April 11, 2016. The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number USDA NIFA FBMB 005638 and falls under the agriculture funding activity category, with CFDA number 10.319. The funding instrument is a grant, and awards were to be made on a competitive basis under this program.
The program is built around two closely linked goals. First, it aims to strengthen the farm management knowledge and practical business skills of agricultural producers. In practice, this means supporting efforts that help farmers and ranchers make better-informed operational and financial decisions, understand their costs and returns, evaluate risk, and improve long-term profitability and resilience. The emphasis is not simply on producing educational materials, but on measurable improvement in the ability of producers to use farm business management concepts in real-world decisions.
Second, the program supports the establishment and ongoing maintenance of a national, publicly available farm financial management database. The intent is to create and sustain a benchmarking resource that can be used to compare financial performance across farms, regions, production types, or other relevant categories, ultimately helping producers and advisors identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. A key feature of this objective is the public availability of the database, meaning the resulting information is meant to be broadly accessible and useful for farm management benchmarking and analysis, rather than being kept proprietary or limited to a narrow membership group.
Eligibility is indicated as "Others," with additional details referenced as being in the program text under an "Additional Information on Eligibility" field. In typical NIFA competitive programs of this type, that label often signals eligibility may extend beyond only universities or state agencies and can include a wider range of entities (for example, nonprofit organizations, producer associations, or other qualified groups), but the definitive eligibility requirements would be spelled out in the full RFA.
The notice does not provide specific figures for an award ceiling or the expected number of awards in the summary data presented, so applicants would have needed to consult the full solicitation to understand the available funding level, project size expectations, match requirements (if any), and the program's evaluation criteria. Overall, the FBMB Competitive Grants Program is designed to improve farm-level decision-making capacity while simultaneously building a national benchmarking infrastructure that supports better financial management across U.S. agriculture.
FY 2016 Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program FAQs
1) What is the FY 2016 Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program?
The FY 2016 Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). Awards under this opportunity were to be made on a competitive basis.
2) Which federal agency is offering this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
3) Is this a competitive or non-competitive funding opportunity?
It is a competitive grants program, meaning proposals are evaluated against program criteria and ranked for funding.
4) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this RFA?
The Funding Opportunity Number is USDA NIFA FBMB 005638.
5) What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number listed for this program is 10.319.
6) What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument is a grant.
7) When was the FY 2016 FBMB RFA posted?
The RFA was posted on February 1, 2016.
8) When was the FY 2016 FBMB RFA created?
The opportunity record indicates it was created on February 1, 2016.
9) What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was April 11, 2016.
10) What funding activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity falls under the agriculture funding activity category.
11) What are the main goals of the FBMB Competitive Grants Program?
The program is built around two closely linked goals: (1) strengthening farm management knowledge and practical business skills of agricultural producers, and (2) supporting the establishment and ongoing maintenance of a national, publicly available farm financial management database for benchmarking.
12) What does the program mean by strengthening farm management knowledge and skills?
The program emphasizes helping farmers and ranchers make better-informed operational and financial decisions, understand costs and returns, evaluate risk, and improve long-term profitability and resilience. The focus is not only on creating educational materials, but on measurable improvement in producers' ability to apply farm business management concepts in real-world decisions.
13) Does the program focus only on educational materials and trainings?
No. While education may be part of a project, the stated emphasis is on measurable improvement in producers' ability to use farm business management concepts in practical decision-making, rather than simply producing materials.
14) What is the national farm financial management database component?
A major objective is to establish and maintain a national, publicly available farm financial management database that can be used as a benchmarking resource. The intent is to enable comparisons of financial performance across farms, regions, production types, or other relevant categories.
15) What does "publicly available" mean in the context of the database?
The database is intended to be broadly accessible and useful for farm management benchmarking and analysis, rather than being proprietary or restricted to a limited membership group.
16) What kinds of benchmarking comparisons are intended?
The database is intended to support comparisons across farms, regions, production types, and other relevant categories to help identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
17) Who is eligible to apply?
The summary indicates eligibility as "Others," with additional details referenced in the program text under an "Additional Information on Eligibility" field. The definitive eligibility requirements would be specified in the full RFA.
18) What does the eligibility label "Others" imply?
The label suggests eligibility may extend beyond only universities or state agencies and could include a broader range of entities (for example, nonprofit organizations, producer associations, or other qualified groups). However, the specific eligible applicant types would be confirmed in the full solicitation.
19) Are award amounts, award ceilings, or the expected number of awards provided in the summary?
No. The notice summary data presented does not include specific figures for an award ceiling or the expected number of awards. Applicants would need to consult the full solicitation for funding levels and project size expectations.
20) Are match requirements mentioned in the summary?
Match requirements (if any) are not specified in the summary information provided. Details would typically be addressed in the full RFA.
21) Are proposal evaluation criteria included in the summary?
The summary indicates the program is competitive but does not provide the evaluation criteria. Applicants would have needed to refer to the full solicitation for the program's evaluation criteria.
22) What is the overall purpose of the FBMB Competitive Grants Program?
Overall, the program is designed to improve farm-level decision-making capacity while building a national benchmarking infrastructure that supports better financial management across U.S. agriculture.
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