2. Key Partnerships USDA Rural Development, Economic Research Service USDA Office of Advocacy & Outreach HHS Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Federal Emergency Management Agency Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health Small Business Administration

3. Community & Rural Development (CRD) Grant Programs Regional Rural Development Centers (RRDCs) Community Assessment & Education to Promote Behavioral Health Planning & Evaluation (CAPE) SAMHSA Phase II funding

4. Community & Rural Development (CRD) Grant Programs Regional Rural Development Centers (RRDCs) Community Assessment & Education to Promote Behavioral Health Planning & Evaluation (CAPE) SAMHSA Phase II funding

5. Community & Rural Development (CRD) Grant Programs Small Business Innovation Research – Rural Development (SBIR-RD) objectives: stimulate technological innovations in the private sector; strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting Federal research and development needs; increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from USDA-supported research and development efforts; and foster and encourage participation by women-owned and socially and economically disadvantaged small business firms in technological innovations.

7. Community & Rural Development (CRD) Grant Programs (cont) Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program (BFRDP Veteran set-aside) Stakeholder input Written input by 3 July to bfrdp@nifa.usda.gov (put “Comments” in the subject line) or via fax to 202.401.6070 addressed to BFRDP Staff)bfrdp@nifa.usda.gov Oral input 2-4 PM EST on Thursday 26 June at 888.844.9904, enter code 6824450#. Reserve a 3-minute slot be COB 24 June by contacting Omar Lugo at olugo@nifa.usda.gov or 202.401.6303.olugo@nifa.usda.gov Next RFA in the Fall