This department is offering the Secondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grant Program through the SPECA to promote and strengthen secondary and postsecondary education in FANH sciences. The grant aims to ensure a qualified workforce in the FANH sciences field and encourage more young Americans to pursue higher education in the field. Closing date: Mar 10, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 291216
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-SAECP-006187 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | SAECP � Secondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.226 — Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 13, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 09, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $858,500 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| 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). 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. |
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 the food, agriculture, natural resources and human (FANH) sciences in order to help ensure the existence in the United States of a qualified workforce to serve the FANH sciences system; and (b) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the FANH sciences in order to advance excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the FANH sciences. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 291216 Full Announcement-2017 SPECA -> FY_2017 SPECA_.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.226 | PKG00230224 | Jan 13, 2017 | Mar 10, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
291216 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
291216 RR_FedNonFedBudget-1.1.pdf
291216 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
291216 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
291216 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_2_0-2.0.pdf
291216 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
291216 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
291216 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget30-1.2.pdf
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