FUNDING-USDA/NIFA - Higher Education Challenge Grants Program (USDA-NIFA-CGP-006538) May 7, 2018

 

Agency

 

US Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture

 

Description

 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the “Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program” (USDA-NIFA-CGP-006538).  HEC is a NIFA-administered competitive grants program focused on improving formal, baccalaureate or master’s degree level food, agricultural, natural resources, and human FANH sciences education and first professional degree-level education in veterinary medicine (DVM).  Applications submitted to this grants program must state how the funded project will address the HEC Program Goals:

 

1. To enhance the quality of instruction for baccalaureate degrees, master’s degrees, and first professional degrees in veterinary sciences, in order to help meet current and future workforce needs in the food, agricultural, natural resources, and human (FANH) sciences.
2. To increase the number and diversity of students who will pursue and complete a postsecondary degree in the FANH sciences.

 

The HEC projects are expected to:

(a) produce measurable impacts aligned with HEC program goals,

(b) promote innovative, educational practices within the FANH sciences that improve how students learn, and

(c) include a rigorous evaluation component to assess that project outcomes are met.

 

Institutions must demonstrate capacity for, and a significant ongoing commitment to, the teaching of food, agricultural and human sciences generally, and to the specific need and/or discipline(s) for which a grant is requested.

 

Announcement Number:

 

USDA-NIFA-CGP-006538

 

Closing Date:

 

Application Due Date: May 7, 2018

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/higher-education-challenge-hec-grants-program

 

Contact Information

Antonio McLaren

(202) 720-0742

Antonio.A.McLaren@nifa.usda.gov