This program offers a capacity building grant to 1890 Land-Grant Universities, aiming to significantly strengthen their institutional capabilities. This grant is specifically designed to stimulate the development of high-quality Education, Research, and Extension programs. This grant is for the purpose of cultivating baccalaureate and higher-degree graduates equipped to reinforce the nation’s food and agricultural scientific community. Furthermore, it seeks to enable robust research that effectively addresses current challenges in agriculture. This grant is also for delivering essential help and resources to communities, small farms, and diverse clients, ensuring these institutions optimally serve their stakeholders. The overall objective is to advance agricultural science, education, and outreach nationwide.
Opportunity ID: 64593
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-CBGP-003406 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | The intent of this program is to build and strengthen institutional capacity through stimulating the development of high quality Education, Research and Extension programs at the 1890 Land-Grant Universities to produce baccalaureate and higher level degree graduates capable of strengthening the Nation‘s food and agricultural scientists and professionals, developing strong research that addresses current challenges in today‘s agriculture, and delivering needed help to communities, small farms and other clients. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 216 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.216 — 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 13, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 15, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 15, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 14, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $18,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $600,000 |
| Award Floor: | $150,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may only be submitted by 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University. The eligible institutions are: Alabama A&M University University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Delaware State University Florida A&M University Fort Valley State University Kentucky State University Alcorn State University Southern University and A&M College University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Lincoln University (MO) North Carolina A&T State University Langston University South Carolina State University Tennessee State University Prairie View A&M University Virginia State University Tuskegee University West Virginia State University |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Description: | The intent of this program is to build and strengthen institutional capacity through stimulating the development of high quality Education, Research and Extension programs at the 1890 Land-Grant Universities to produce baccalaureate and higher level degree graduates capable of strengthening the Nations food and agricultural scientists and professionals, developing strong research that addresses current challenges in todays agriculture, and delivering needed help to communities, small farms and other clients. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY ’11 1890 Capacity Building RFA |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 64593 Full Announcement-1 -> 11_1890_capacity.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email: electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.216 | PKG00027210 | Jan 13, 2011 | Mar 15, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
64593 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
64593 PerformanceSite_1_3-1.3.pdf
64593 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
64593 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
64593 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
64593 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
64593 CSREES_Supplemental_Info-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
64593 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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