The Veterinary
Services Grant Program is authorized by Section
7104 of the 2014
Farm Bill and received a first-time appropriation of
$2.5 million in the FY16 federal budget. NIFA anticipates releasing
the first Request for Applications for this program in April 2016 and
announcing the first grants awarded under this program by October.
NIFA
will host three Veterinary Services Grant Program webinars to provide
information to applicants and address their questions.
Eligible
entities interested in the education objective of the program should
join the May 10, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT webinar. Eligible entities
interested in the rural practice enhancement objective of the program
should join either the May 11 or May 15 webinar, scheduled from 1
p.m. to 3 p.m.
Webinars
will be recorded and posted here
after the events. Any questions not address during the webinars can
be addressed to vsgp@nifa.usda.gov.
Webinar Link: http://nifa-connect.nifa.usda.gov/vsgp/
Dial-in: 1-888-844-9904
Access Code: 1966323#
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