Capacity Building Grants for Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program

Post Date

April 16th 2013

Application Due Date

May 30th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-NIFA-NLGCA-004248

CFDA Number(s)

10.326

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture
Education

Eligibility Categories

Other

Applications may only be submitted by a non-land-grant college of agriculture (NLGCA), as defined in this RFA. Please see RFA for further details.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $4000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $750000

Grant Description

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.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  National Institute of Food and Agriculture

• Agency Contact:

  NIFA 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@nifa.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Capacity Building Grants for Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program