The USDA is offering the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, designed to support projects that address critical educational needs at state, regional, national, or international levels. This grant is for initiatives employing creative or non-traditional methodologies that can serve as replicable models for others. A key objective is to foster enhanced working relationships within the university science and education community, as well as between universities and the private sector, aiming to improve program quality and leverage resources. Supported projects are expected to generate enduring benefits that extend beyond the grant’s duration and the period of USDA funding, promoting sustainable impact in higher education.
Opportunity ID: 58758
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-CGP-003378 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Higher Education Challenge 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: | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 04, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 04, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 05, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | $30,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | a) U.S. public or private, nonprofit colleges/universities offering baccalaureate or 1st professional degree in at least one discipline/area of food & agricultural sciences; b) land-grant colleges/universities (including those in Insular Areas); c) colleges/universities having significant minority enrollments & demonstrable capacity to teach food & agricultural sciences; & d) colleges/universities having demonstrable capacity to teach food & 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 58758 Full Announcement-1 -> fy 2011 hec (final) 11 15 10.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 | PKG00022540 | Nov 15, 2010 | Feb 04, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
58758 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
58758 PerformanceSite_1_3-1.3.pdf
58758 RR_FedNonFedBudget-1.1.pdf
58758 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
58758 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
58758 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
58758 CSREES_Supplemental_Info-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
58758 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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