Tribal Colleges Extension Service Program---2010 Special Emphasis

Post Date

January 26th 2011

Application Due Date

March 16th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-003409

CFDA Number(s)

10.500

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

This RFA is for 1994 Land Grants who received a 4-year Extension Capacity Grant in 2010 and wish to apply for a new Special Emphasis Grant in 2011. The schools are as follows: • Blackfeet Community College • Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College • Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College • Little Priest Tribal College • Navajo Technical College • Nebraska Indian Community College • Northwest Indian College • Oglala Lakota College • Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College • Salish Kootenai College • Sinte Gleska University • Stone Child College • Turtle Mountain Community College • United Tribes Technical College

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1688000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $85000

Grant Description

The purpose of the TCEP is to enable 1994 institutions to deliver science-based, culturally relevant extension education programs designed to address public needs and improve quality of life. The TCEP is intended to be a component of the applicant 1994 institution's land-grant roadmap or strategic planning process. To the extent practicable, priorities should reflect NIFA's national critical needs areas: 1) Development of sustainable energy; 2)Increased global food security; 3)Adaptation of agriculture and natural resources to global climate change; 4) Reduction of childhood and adolescent obesity; and 5)Improved food safety. The Tribal Colleges Extension Program-Special Emphasis (TCEP-SE) for fiscal year (FY) 2011 will be to conduct specialized, focused projects as a complement to a full extension department operations.

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

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  Tribal Colleges Extension Service Program---2010 Special Emphasis