Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-NIFA-NLGCA-010248
- Agency
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $150,000 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
This federal grant opportunity provides funding through the Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program to assist Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture. Applicants must be certified as Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Funding will support educational, research, and outreach activities addressing national, regional, state, and local priority concerns related to food and agriculture. Applications will be evaluated based on relevance, technical merit, outcomes and impacts, and program priorities. The application deadline is January 16, 2024.
Grant types include Planning, Regular, Collaborative Joint, and Collaborative Large-Scale Comprehensive Initiative awards ranging from $30,000 to $750,000 over one to four years. Available funding is approximately $5.7 million. Funded projects will support the work of eligible Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture to maintain and expand capacity for education, research, and outreach activities relating to food and agricultural sciences.
Synopsis
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Updated Description -
Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) Institutions may use the funds: (a) to successfully compete for funds from Federal grants and other sources to carry out educational, research, and outreach activities that address priority concerns of national, regional, State, and local interest; (b) to disseminate information relating to priority concerns to interested members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and other relevant communities, the public, and any other interested entity; (c) to encourage members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and other relevant communities to participate in priority education, research, and outreach activities by providing matching funding to leverage grant funds; and (d) through: (1) the purchase or other acquisition of equipment and other infrastructure (not including alteration, repair, renovation, or construction of buildings); (2) the professional growth and development of the faculty of the NLGCA Institution; and (3) the development of graduate assistantships.
Update #1 ·
The Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture program provides funding to NLGCA institutions in support of educational, research, and outreach activities that address priority concerns of national, regional, state, and local interest.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY24-NLGCA-RFA-508-P.pdf |
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