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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-NIFA-RIGP-004090
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Dec 27, 2012
Creation Date:
Dec 27, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Mar 01, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Mar 01, 2013
Archive Date:
Mar 31, 2013
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$750,000
Award Ceiling:
$750,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
10.322
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Distance Education Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Applications may only be submitted by an Eligible Institution. For the purposes of the DEG grants program, an eligible institution means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1995 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), that is located in an Insular Area and that has a demonstrable capacity to carry out teaching and extension programs in the food and agricultural sciences. Individual land-grant colleges and universities, and other institutions that have secured land-grant status through Federal legislation, and which are located in Insular Areas are automatically eligible for awards under the DEG grants program, either as direct applicants or as parties to a consortium agreement.
Agency Name
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
The purpose of this program is strengthen the capacity of Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences through distance education technology. The Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG) is a NIFA-administered competitive grants program focused on improving formal, postsecondary agricultural sciences education.
