The USDA is offering the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program to support projects addressing educational needs on a national or international level. This grant encourages creative approaches that can be replicated, fosters collaboration within the science and education community, and enhances program quality. The projects funded are expected to have lasting benefits beyond the grant duration. The closing date for applications is March 19, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 273311
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-CGP-004896 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Higher Education Challenge Grants Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.217 — Higher Education – Institution Challenge Grants Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 06, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 18, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,770,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Higher Education Challenge Grants Program |
| 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 273311 Full Announcement-1 -> 15_HEC_final to post.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.217 | PKG00213624 | Feb 06, 2015 | Mar 19, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
273311 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
273311 RR_FedNonFedBudget-1.1.pdf
273311 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
273311 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
273311 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_2_0-2.0.pdf
273311 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
273311 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
273311 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget30-1.2.pdf
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