Government Grants within the United States Agricultural Sector
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to provide assistance to farmers, ranchers, and other private landowners and managers.

All of these agencies, among others, have developed programs and grants that could help achieve their primary causes. There are hundreds of grants out there which are aimed at consumers, producers, universities, research institutions, and other agriculture-related initiatives.

The grants offered by the various agencies are of different nature and objective, but all of them are inadvertently created to support and sustain the needs of the agriculture industry.

The Small Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant (SSDPG), one of the very many grants offered by the USDA, is intended to provide technical assistance to small, socially-disadvantaged agricultural producers through eligible cooperatives and cooperative development centers.

Meanwhile, grants like the Pacific Islands Area Conservation Innovation Grant, funded by the National Resources Conservation Services, are aimed at stimulating the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies with regards to agriculture-related perspectives.

The grants offered within the agriculture sector are varied, comprehensive, and all directed towards expanding, improving, and supporting the agricultural industry.

To know more about the aforementioned grants, you can visit the Topgovernmentgrants Agriculture sector at http://www.topgovernmentgrants.com/grants_gov_activity_search_results.php?activity=AG.

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About The Author Michael Saunders is an editor of TopGovernmentGrants.com one the the most comprehensive Websites offering information on government grants and federal government programs. He also maintains Websites providing resources on environmental grants and grants for youth programs.

Additional Resources

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Department of Agriculture: Technical Assistance and Training Grant
The Department of Agriculture has recently established the Technical Assistance and Training Grants program.

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Health Resources and Services Administration's Licensure Portability Grant Program
The Health Resources and Services Administration has constituted the Licensure Portability Grant Program (LPGP) wherein they aim to improve the experience of State licensing boards that have manifested a credible record in implementing cross-border activities in order to help overcome licensure barriers in the provision of telemedicine services across various States.

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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Centers for Oceans and Human Health
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has recently established a funding opportunity entitled Centers for Oceans and Human Health which provide linkages between members of ocean sciences and biomedical communities in the hopes of supporting interdisciplinary studies in areas where thorough understanding of marine processes and ecosystems harbor the potential to reduce public health risks.

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Family Planning Services Grants
OPHS has recently established a funding opportunity entitled Family Planning Services Grants, a program wherein the OPHS, along with the HHS, will award grants to eligible individuals who seek to operate voluntary family planning services projects that would provide family planning services to everyone who desires to avail of such services, including low-income families in under-served areas.

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