FOA-FY20
Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-008098);
February 25, 2021
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Description
The
purpose of the “Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP)
is to support innovative, education-based approaches to addressing emergency
preparedness and specific responses related to natural and human-made
disasters. The SLSNCGP supports quality of life in communities across the
United States by addressing disaster preparedness, response, mitigation, and
recovery in the context of food, agriculture, natural resources, and human
sciences. The SLSNCGP provides information and tools to USDA, stakeholders, and
collaborators to improve decision-making in handling disasters. Funds
will support innovative extension education initiatives that address risks,
hazards, and disasters. The SLSNCGP sponsors targeted projects that enable
Cooperative Extension System (CES) to assist in preparing for, providing an
educational response to, and recovering from disasters. Some types of hazards
and disaster-related events funded in previous years include uncertainties
caused by losses of economic infrastructure, severe weather or other natural
disasters, security breaches, human disease, or high consequence animal
diseases and plant pests.
To
comply with the matching requirements of the SLSNCGP, applicants are required
to provide 100% matching funds from non-federal sources for all proposed
federal funds sought in the application. In-kind and third party contributions
are not allowed for this program.
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-008098
Closing
Date:
February
25, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330883
Contact
Information
R.
Brent Elrod