Aquaculture Grants Program (agp)

 

To provide assistance to eligible aquaculture producers.

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 10.086 Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Farm Service Agency Formula Grants Not Applicable. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Public Law 111-5. The grants will be used to aid struggling aquaculture producers. The beneficiary will apply through state and local governments. Must provide receipts for feed purchased for aquaculture operation. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Eligible applicants will apply for assistance through the State Departments of Agriculture or similar state government entities in each state. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will award $50 million to States by July 2009. Grants will be made on a pro rata basis based on the amount of agriculture feed used in each state during the 2007 calendar year, as determined by CCC. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. The grants will be used to aid struggling aquaculture producers for losses associated with the high feed input costs during the 2008 calendar year. USDA is required to meet the ARRA reporting requirements. Cash reports are not applicable. USDA is requird to meet the ARRA reporting requirements. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. No Data Available. Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. There are no restrictions placed on the time permitted to spend the money awarded. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum. See Regional Agency Offices. Amy Mitchell, Farm Service Agency, Production, Emergencies, and Compliance Division
1400 Independence Ave SW, Stop 0510, Washington, District of Columbia 20250 Email: amy.mitchell@usda.gov Phone: (202) 720-8954. http://www.usda.gov/recovery 12-3317-0-3-351. (Formula Grants) FY 09 $50,000,000; FY 10 Estimate Not Available; FY 11 Estimate Not Available No Data Available. Not Applicable. Not Applicable.