Funding-FY 2014
Request for Applications for the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program;
April 10, 2014
The Fiscal Year 2014 Request for Applications for the Higher
Education Challenge Grants Program is available at http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/higher_education_challenge.html.
The closing date for all applications is April 10, 2014. For more information on
the program, please direct any questions or concerns to the programmatic
contact, Dr. Edwin Lewis; National Program
Leader; Institute of Youth, Family and Community; National Institute of Food
and Agriculture; 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 2250 Washington, DC
20250-2250; telephone: (202) 690 – 4565; email: elewis@nifa.usda.gov.
We ask that you share this
information with your faculty, staff, and other interested parties. We
also encourage applicants to not wait until the last minute to submit
proposals, instead to submit them several days prior to the due date in the
event technical issues may be encountered. Keep in mind that no applications will be accepted after the posted
due date and time of April 10, 2014 (5 p.m., EST).
We look forward to the
receipt of proposals that will address current and emerging educational needs
in the food, agricultural, and human sciences.
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.
Who Is Eligible to Apply
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1862
Land-Grant Institutions
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1890
Land-Grant Institutions
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1994
Land-Grant Institutions
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Hispanic-Serving
Institutions
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Other
or Additional Information (See below)
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State
Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed
More Information on Eligibility
a)
U.S. public or private, nonprofit colleges/universities offering baccalaureate
or 1st professional degree in at least one discipline/area of food &
agricultural sciences; b) land-grant colleges/universities (including those in
Insular Areas); c) colleges/universities having significant minority
enrollments & demonstrable capacity to teach food & agricultural
sciences; & d) colleges/universities having demonstrable capacity to teach
food & agricultural sciences.
Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic | Abstracts of Funded Projects
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Solicitation Date (Opening) |
January
24, 2014 |
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Letter of Intent Due Date |
None |
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Due Date (Closing) |
April
10, 2014 |
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Estimated Total Program Funding |
$4,770,000.00 |
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Range of Awards |
$30,000.00 to $750,000.00 |
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Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year |
27% |
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Cost Sharing Requirements |
Required
to match 25% of the USDA funds awarded from non-federal sources. |
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For More Information Contact |
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Funding Opportunity Number |
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CFDA Number |
10.217
HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGE GRANTS |
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Contact for Electronic Access Problems |