FOA-Veterinary
Services Grant Program (VSGP) (USDA-NIFA-VSGP-008119); April 16,
2021
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
(NIFA)
Description
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. Grants will be made available on a
competitive basis to:
1.
Establish
or expand accredited veterinary education programs, veterinary residency and
fellowship programs, or veterinary internship and externship programs carried
out in coordination with accredited colleges of veterinary medicine.
2.
Provide
continuing education and extension, including veterinary telemedicine and other
distance-based education, for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and other
health professionals needed to strengthen veterinary programs and enhance food
safety and public health.
3.
Cover
travel and living expenses of veterinary students, veterinary interns, externs,
fellows, and residents, and veterinary technicians.
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NIFA-VSGP-008119
Closing
Date:
April
16, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330965
Contact
Information
Robert
M. Smith
(202)-
445-3468