Extension Risk Management Education (ERME) Competitive Grants: Exploratory Projects
Funding Amount
Up to US $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Extension Risk Management Education (ERME) Competitive Grants: Exploratory Projects aim to enhance agricultural producers' economic viability through innovative risk management education. Funded by the University of Delaware, these grants offer up to $10,000 for projects that address emerging risk topics or support producer workshops. With an 18-month duration from April 2026 to September 2027, this initiative encourages the development of new educational approaches to better serve the needs of farmers and ranchers.
The 2026 ERME RFA
The Northeast Extension Risk Management Education (ERME) Center, in conjunction with the North Central, Southern, and Western Centers announces competitive funding opportunities for educational projects designed to help agricultural producers improve their economic viability through targeted risk management strategies.
This funding provide a unique opportunity to initiate new ideas and/or explore emerging risk topic areas to better address farmer/rancher risk management education needs. Exploratory projects can be used to organize and host a producer education workshop(s) or conference or be used for development projects that can lead to application for a Risk Management Education or Underutilization of Crop Insurance Project in a future year. The maximum award will be $10,000 with a grant duration of 18 months to be conducted between April 1, 2026 and September 30, 2027
What University of Delaware actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2023 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
University of Delaware reported $21.37M in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2023, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2023
- 177
- Total given
- $45.18M
- Median grant
- $91K
- Range
- $5,671–$3.47M
- By dollars: Delaware 20%, Massachusetts 12%, Maryland 9%. Top recipient cities: Newark, DE; Wilmington, DE; Philadelphia, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Delaware State University · Dover, DE
Research subaward/ tuition exchange
$3.47M
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC
Research subaward
$2.31M
Christiana Care Health Services · Newark, DE
Research subaward/ health services
$1.97M
Caring Cross · Gaithersburg, MD
Research subaward
$1.88M
University of Massachusetts · Hadley, MA
Research subaward
$1.74M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Agriculture
- Workforce development
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