USDA Higher Education Challenge Grants Program

The USDA Higher Education Challenge Grants Program aims to address educational needs through innovative approaches that can be replicated as models. The projects foster collaborations within the university, science, education, and private sectors to improve program quality and resource availability. The outcomes are expected to have a lasting impact beyond the project period, benefiting the wider community. The closing date for applications is February 8, 2013.

Opportunity ID: 202733

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	USDA-NIFA-CGP-003954
Funding Opportunity Title::	Higher Education 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)::	10.217 — Higher Education Challenge Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	Yes
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Sep 27, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Feb 08, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Feb 08, 2013
Archive Date::	Mar 10, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 4,770,000
Award Ceiling::	$750,000
Award Floor::	$30,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Private institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Applications may be submitted by: (a) U.S. public or private nonprofit colleges and universities offering a baccalaureate or first professional degree in at least one discipline or area of the food and agricultural sciences; (b) land-grant colleges and universities, (including land grant institutions in the Insular Areas); (c) colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences; and (d) other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and 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::
Grantor Contact Information::	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package

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

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	10.217
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00148230
Opening Date:	Sep 27, 2012
Closing Date:	Feb 08, 2013
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] Research & Related Subaward Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed) 5 YR 30 ATT [V1.2]
optional_forms	Research & Related Subaward Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed) 5 YR 30 ATT [V1.2]

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