The Northeast Center for Risk Management Education was established in 2001 and is located at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. The Northeast Center is funded through the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) agency, and is one of four regional risk management education centers throughout the country.

The mission of the Northeast Center is to improve the risk management decision-making processes of agricultural producers in the Northeast Region through a comprehensive educational program. The Center, in conjunction with the other three regional centers, conducts the Extension Risk Management Education Competitive Grants Program. This program involves an annual competitive process, and provides funding to both public and private organizations for educational projects designed to improve the ability of agricultural producers to effectively manage the risks associated with their farming businesses. A key feature of this program is that it is “results-based” – awards are made to projects that clearly identify risk management results for the participants. As investors, the Risk Management Education Centers are not funding project team activities, but rather a change in risk management behavior for a group of participating producers. For more information about our results-based philosophy, please follow the link below to view a video on this topic.

As a regional resource, the Northeast Center provides risk management education leadership and coordination, establishing priorities for RME programming. The Center also works to enhance collaboration and partnering within the region, and disseminates information regarding risk management activities occurring throughout the Northeast.
A second program administered through the regional Risk Management Education Centers is the “Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for Farmers and Fishermen” (TAA). The program was established by the Trade Act of 2002 to assist agricultural producers and fishermen in adjusting to import competition. The program provides technical assistance and cash benefits to eligible farmers and fishermen from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and access to Department of Labor (DOL) retraining and education programs. For complete information regarding TAA, please follow the link below (or at the top of our home page).

An important part of the Northeast Center for Risk Management Education is our Advisory Council. This committee is composed of six members, each with different experience and expertise, and each from a different part of the region. The members assist in setting educational priorities for the region, and play a critical role in the evaluation of proposals and awarding of grant funds.

More information:
View the Results-Based RME Video.
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program