Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB)

The Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB) aims to improve the farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers by maintaining and expanding a national, publicly available farm financial management database. The program supports innovative extension approaches and collaborative efforts to meet the challenges facing the Nation's agriculture and food systems. Key objectives include maintaining and expanding the national farm financial management database, establishing or expanding outreach-based farm management educational programs, and providing training and technical assistance to States with farm management associations. • The program is authorized under Section 1672D of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. • The program supports all farmers, ranchers, and producers to develop farm management knowledge and skills consistent with the agriculture and food systems priorities of the USDA. • Priority may be given to grants that demonstrate an ability to work directly with agricultural producers, collaborate with farm management associations and financial management education programs, and contribute data to support the national farm financial management database. • The program supports novel projects that encompass the management of money at the personal, firm, and public levels to support livelihoods and quality of life for agricultural producers and farm communities. • The program supports projects that incorporate leadership skills development and decision-making to address the challenges facing agriculture and farm communities.