1890 Institution Teaching, Research, and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program
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- Opportunity number
- USDA-NIFA-CBGP-010814
- Agency
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $100,000 to $750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 1890 Institution Teaching, Research, and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program is a federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The program aims to strengthen the teaching, research, and extension capacities of eligible 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, including Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University. Eligible institutions may submit up to 12 Standard/Collaborative and 3 Professional Development applications that address at least one of the CBG priority areas, such as human health, nutrition security, bioenergy/biofuels, and climate smart agriculture. The application deadline is August 6, 2024.
The CBG program has approximately $28 million available in FY 2024 and expects to make around 60 awards. Award amounts can range from $100,000 to $600,000, depending on the grant type, with project periods of up to 36 months. The places of performance are anticipated to be the recipient 1890 land-grant institutions across various states.
Synopsis
The 1890 CBG is intended to strengthen teaching, research and extension programs in the food and agricultural sciences by building the institutional capacities of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, including Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University (per Section 7129 of Pub. L. 113-79). The CBG program supports projects that strengthen teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences in the need areas of curriculum design and materials development, faculty development, and others. CBG supports projects that strengthen research and extension programs in need areas of studies and experimentation, extension program development support systems, and others. The CBG also support integrated project grants. The intent of this initiative is to increase and strengthen food and agriculture sciences at the 1890s through integration of education, research and extension. Applications submitted to CBG must address at least one of the following NIFA strategic goals: sustainable bioenergy; food security; childhood obesity prevention; or food safety. See RFA for details.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| FY24-1890-CBG-TRE-RFA-MOD1-P.pdf | ||
| FY24-1890-CBG-TRE-RFA-MOD2-P.pdf |
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