FUNDING-USDA - Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP); October 21, 2017

 

Agency

 

Department of Agriculture

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

 

Description

 

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) for fiscal year (FY) 2017 to conduct undergraduate and Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) scholarship programs to meet national and international needs for training food and agricultural scientists and professionals, or professionals in rural economic, community, and business development. NIFA seeks your comments about this RFA. We will consider your comments when we develop the next RFA for the program, if applicable, and we’ll use them to meet the requirements of section 103(c)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7613(c)(2)). Submit your written stakeholder comments by the deadline via email to Policy@nifa.usda.gov.

Announcement Number:

 

USDA-NIFA-HEMS-006391

 

Closing Date:

 

Oct 31, 2017

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=297179

 

Contact Information

 

Ray A. Ali

(202) 720-2727

rali@nifa.usda.gov