The USDA offers the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, a funding opportunity designed to support projects addressing critical State, regional, national, or international educational needs. This grant encourages creative and non-traditional approaches that can serve as replicable models for others. A core purpose is to foster enhanced working relationships within the university science and education community, as well as between universities and the private sector, thereby improving program quality and supplementing resources. Ultimately, this grant is for initiatives that will yield sustainable benefits extending beyond the project’s duration and initial USDA support, promoting lasting positive impact in higher education.
Opportunity ID: 202733
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: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 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: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled 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: | Higher Education Challenge Grants 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
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 202733 Full Announcement-1 -> 13_higher education_final to web changes.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.217 | PKG00148230 | Sep 27, 2012 | Feb 08, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
202733 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
202733 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
202733 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
202733 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
202733 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
202733 RR_FedNonFedBudget-1.1.pdf
202733 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_1-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
202733 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget30-1.2.pdf
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