The USDA’s Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program supports projects addressing critical educational needs at various levels (State, regional, national, or international). This grant is specifically designed to fund creative and non-traditional approaches that can serve as models for future initiatives. A key purpose is to foster improved working relationships within the university science and education community, as well as between universities and the private sector, aiming to enhance program quality and supplement available resources. The HEC program seeks proposals that will yield lasting benefits beyond the grant period, ensuring a sustainable impact on higher education.
Opportunity ID: 140333
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-CGP-003668 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.217 — Higher Education Challenge Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 25, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 29, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,770,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | $30,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| 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 (HEC) 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
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 140333 Full Announcement-1 -> fy 2012_hec — final 1 25 2012.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 | PKG00094090 | Jan 25, 2012 | Mar 30, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
140333 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
140333 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
140333 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
140333 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
140333 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
140333 RR_FedNonFedBudget-1.1.pdf
140333 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_1-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
140333 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget30-1.2.pdf
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