Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
Post Date
January 24th 2014
Application Due Date
April 10th 2014
Funding Opportunity Number
USDA-NIFA-CGP-004425
CFDA Number(s)
10.217
Funding Instrument Type(s)
Grant
Funding Activity Categories
Eligibility Categories
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other
Applications may be submitted by: (a) U.S. public or private nonprofit colleges and universities offering a baccalaureate or first professional degree in at least one discipline or area of the food and agricultural sciences; (b) land-grant colleges and universities, (including land grant institutions in the Insular Areas); (c) colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences; and (d) other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences.
Funding
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Estimated Total Funding:
$4770000
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Award Range:
$30000 - $750000
Grant Description
Projects supported by the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program will: (1) address a State, regional, national, or international educational need; (2) involve a creative or non-traditional approach toward addressing that need that can serve as a model to others; (3) encourage and facilitate better working relationships in the university science and education community, as well as between universities and the private sector, to enhance program quality and supplement available resources; and (4) result in benefits that will likely transcend the project duration and USDA support.
Contact Information
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Agency
Department of Agriculture
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Office:
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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Agency Contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048
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