Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants

Post Date

September 25th 2009

Application Due Date

January 15th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-CSREES-SAECP-002584

CFDA Number(s)

10.226

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture
Education

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Applications may be submitted by eligible public secondary schools, public or private, nonprofit junior or community colleges, and nonprofit organizations. IMPORTANT! See RFA for specific eligibility requirements.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $35000 - $50000

Grant Description

The Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to: (a) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in agriscience and agribusiness in order to help ensure the existence in the United States of a qualified workforce to serve the food and agricultural sciences system; and (b) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences in order to advance excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and agricultural sciences.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  CSREES

• Agency Contact:

  CSREES Help Desk
  Phone: 202-401-5048
  Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  If you have any questions related to preparing application content

• Agency Email Address:

  electronic@csrees.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants