FUNDING-Veterinary
Services Grant Program (VSGP) (USDA-NIFA-VSGP-006543); May 18, 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 “Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP)”
Program, USDA-NIFA-VSGP-006543. The VSGP is designed to support
education and extension activities and practice enhancement initiatives that
will enable veterinarians, veterinary students, veterinary technicians, and
veterinary technician students to gain specialized skills and provide practices
with additional resources (e.g., equipment, personnel) needed to more
effectively mitigate veterinary service shortages in the U.S. Ultimately, this
program will bolster the capacity of private practitioners to provide food
animal veterinary services in designated rural veterinarian shortage situations.
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NIFA-VSGP-006543
Closing
Date:
Application
Due Date: May 18, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/veterinary-services-grant-program-vsgp
Contact
Information
Robert
M. Smith
(202)-401-4892