Department of Agriculture – SPECA Grants for Education in Agriculture and Agriscience

The Department of Agriculture offers the SPECA Grants to promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in agriscience and agribusiness, ensuring a qualified workforce in the food and agricultural sciences field. This grant also aims to foster collaborations between secondary, two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs to enhance education quality and encourage more students to pursue advanced degrees in the food and agricultural sciences. Applications for this grant close on January 20, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 128333

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	USDA-NIFA-SAECP-003543
Funding Opportunity Title::	Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Agriculture
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	10.226 — Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	Yes
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Oct 14, 2011
Last Updated Date::	Nov 22, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jan 20, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Jan 20, 2012
Archive Date::	Feb 19, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 900,000
Award Ceiling::	$300,000
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Applications may only be submitted by: (1) public secondary schools, (2) public or private nonprofit junior and community colleges, (3) institutions of higher education, or (4) nonprofit organizations (Attach IRS 501(c)(3) status under R&R ‘Other Project Information’ Field 12 Other Attachments).
An eligible applicant must meet the definition of an Eligible Institution/Organization as stated in this RFA (see Part VIII, E., Definitions).

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description::	The Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to: (a) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in agriscience and agribusiness in order to help ensure the existence in the United States of a qualified workforce to serve the food and agricultural sciences system; and (b) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences in order to advance excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and agricultural sciences.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2	Modified RFA to increase the indirect costs recovery in the FY 2012 budget.	Nov 22, 2011
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	10.226
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00083430
Opening Date:	Oct 14, 2011
Closing Date:	Jan 20, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	NIFA Help Desk
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	SF424 (R & R) [V1.2] Research & Related Personal Data [V1.2] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3] Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2] Research & Related Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed) [V1.1] NIFA Supplemental Information [V1.1]
optional_forms	Research & Related Subaward Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed) 5 YR 30 ATT [V1.2]

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