This USDA grant is for the purpose of supporting graduate and postgraduate education in critical food, agricultural, and natural resource sciences. Specifically, it funds traineeship programs for master’s and doctoral degrees, alongside Special International Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel Allowances (IRTA) for eligible beneficiaries. The program aims to engage outstanding students to complete their degrees in alignment with USDA mission areas and NIFA priorities. Applications are sought from institutions offering graduate degrees in identified Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas. These areas include animal and plant production, forest resources, agricultural educators and communicators, agricultural management and economics, food science and human nutrition, sciences for agricultural biosecurity, and training in integrative biosciences for sustainable food and agricultural systems.
Opportunity ID: 338271
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-HEP-008883 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.210 — Higher Education – Graduate Fellowships Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Archive Date: | May 26, 2022 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $262,500 |
| Award Floor: | $41,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility Requirements Applicants for the Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. Only the following are eligible to apply: Land-grant institutions, Colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences; and 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. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. Applicants should be institutions that confer a graduate degree in at least one of the TESAs listed in Part I of this RFA. Awards are made to eligible colleges and universities. Individuals are not eligible to apply for these grants to support their graduate education. Successful applications must select and identify Fellows and award Fellowships within eighteen (18) months of the start date of a grant. Post-doctoral Fellowships will not be awarded under this grant announcement. 1. Institutions that fail to meet this deadline will be required to refund monies associated with unawarded Fellowships to NIFA. 2. Graduate fellowship appointments must be awarded only to registered students who are pursuing full-time study in graduate programs in the TESA and at the degree level supported by the grant. 3. Applicants may not request partial fellowships. A USDA Fellow at the master’s degree level who maintains satisfactory progress is eligible to receive grant support for a maximum of twenty-four (24) months during a thirty (30) month period. A USDA Fellow at the doctoral degree level who maintains satisfactory progress is eligible to receive grant support for a maximum of thirty-six (36) months within a forty-two (42) month period. It is the intent of this program that Graduate Fellows pursue full-time uninterrupted study or thesis/dissertation research, including time spent pursuing USDA-funded special international study or thesis/dissertation research activities. Graduate Fellows in academic institutions are not entitled to regular annual leave but are entitled to the normal student holidays observed by the institution. The time between academic semesters or quarters is to be utilized as an active part of the grant period. During the period of support, USDA Graduate Fellows, at the discretion of their institutions, may accept additional supplemental employment that would positively contribute to their training or research and would make them eligible for tuition waivers (e.g., full, or partial tuition waivers with research or teaching assignments). A Graduate Fellow who finds it necessary to interrupt his/her program of study because of health, personal, or other reasonable non-academic and non-disciplinary cause(s) must be allowed to resume funded study at any time within 6 months of the interruption, provided there is adequate time remaining before the award expires (i.e., within the 30-month total funding period for a master’s Fellow, and 42-month total funding period for a Doctoral Fellow). A Graduate Fellow who finds it necessary t |
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: | Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Support
Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays Email:grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 338271 Full Announcement-FY22-NNF-RFA-508 -> FY22-NNF-RFA-508.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIFA Support Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays Email: grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.210 | PKG00272173 | Feb 22, 2022 | Apr 26, 2022 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
338271 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf
338271 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_2-1.2.pdf
338271 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
338271 RR_Budget_3_0-3.0.pdf
338271 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
338271 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf
338271 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf
Optional forms
338271 RR_SubawardBudget30_3_0-3.0.pdf
338271 AD_3030_2_0-2.0.pdf
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