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The Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO) requests applications for the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program (OASDFR). This announcement seeks applications from partnerships of eligible organizations able to provide outreach and technical assistance services within a defined geographic area in a linguistically and culturally appropriate manner. The intent of this portion of the OASDFR program is to focus specifically on connecting socially disadvantaged producers to USDA agricultural programs delivered at the USDA Service Center level, starting with outreach to identify the barriers to equitable participation. Due August 9, 2010