The Department of Agriculture is offering capacity building grants to Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture Institutions. These grants aim to help institutions compete for federal funds, disseminate information, encourage community participation, and enhance faculty development. Funding can be used for equipment, faculty professional growth, and graduate assistantships. Applications are due by May 30, 2013.
General Information
| Document Type:: |
Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: |
USDA-NIFA-NLGCA-004248 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: |
Capacity Building Grants for Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program |
| Opportunity Category:: |
Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: |
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| Funding Instrument Type:: |
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| Category of Funding Activity:: |
Agriculture |
| Category Explanation:: |
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| Expected Number of Awards:: |
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| Assistance Listings Number(s):: |
10.326 — Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: |
No |
| Version:: |
Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: |
Apr 16, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: |
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| Original Closing Date for Applications:: |
May 30, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: |
May 30, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: |
Jun 29, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: |
$ 4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: |
$750,000 |
| Award Floor:: |
$0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: |
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: |
National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| 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. |
| Link to Additional Information:: |
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| Grantor Contact Information:: |
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
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