This grant is for supporting graduate-level education in critical food, agricultural, and natural resource sciences. The National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grant Program, offered by the USDA, aims to train outstanding Master’s and doctoral students to address national needs within USDA mission areas and NIFA priorities. It provides funding for traineeship programs, including Special International Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel Allowances (IRTA) for eligible beneficiaries. Applications are sought from institutions offering graduate degrees in specific shortage areas such as animal and plant production, forest resources, agricultural education, management, food science, biosecurity, and integrative biosciences for sustainable systems. The program emphasizes clarity in graduate training philosophy and its relevance to USDA’s scientific objectives.
Opportunity ID: 238190
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-HEP-004338 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grant 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: | 10.210 — Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 30, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 30, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 29, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,800,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $262,500 |
| Award Floor: | $4,500 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | (1) Land-grant institutions including the University of the District of Columbia; (2) Colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences; and (3) Other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food, and agricultural sciences. Research foundations maintained by an eligible college or university are eligible to submit graduate training proposals under this RFA. Applicants should be institutions that confer a graduate degree in at least one of the TESAs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Description: | This grant program supports: (1) training students for Master’s and doctoral degrees in food, agricultural and natural resource sciences, and; (2) Special International Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel Allowances (IRTA) for eligible USDA NNF beneficiaries. Awards are specifically intended to support traineeship programs that engage outstanding students to pursue and complete their degrees in USDA mission areas. Applicants provide clarity about the philosophy of their graduate training, and relevance to USDA mission sciences, NIFA priorities and national science education policies and statistics. Applications are being solicited from institutions that confer a graduate degree in at least one of the following Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas: 1) animal and plant production; 2) forest resources; 3) agricultural educators and communicators; 4) agricultural management and economics; 5) food science and human nutrition; 6) sciences for agricultural biosecurity; and 7) training in integrative biosciences for sustainable food and agricultural systems. |
| Link to Additional Information: | National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grant 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 238190 Full Announcement-1 -> 13_national needs.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.210 | PKG00181693 | Jul 23, 2013 | Aug 30, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
238190 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
238190 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
238190 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
238190 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
238190 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
238190 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
238190 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_1-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
238190 RR_SubawardBudget30-1.2.pdf
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