1890 Facilities

The summary for the 1890 Facilities Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.

	Federal Grant Title:	1890 Facilities
	CFDA Number:	10.500
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Extension Service
	Federal Agency Name:	CSREES
	Category of Funding Activity:	Food and Nutrition Agriculture Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-CSREES-EF47-001284
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 30, 2008
	Creation Date:	Mar 13, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 28, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Apr 29, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$16,609,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility

Eligible applicants are the 1890 land-grant institutions, Tuskegee Univ. and W. Virginia St. Univ. They are: Alabama A&M Univ., Tuskegee Univ., Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Delaware St. Univ., Florida A&M Univ., Fort Valley St. Univ., Kentucky State Univ., Southern Univ., Univ. of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Lincoln Univ., Alcorn St. Univ., North Carolina A&T St. Univ., Langston Univ., South Carolina St. Univ., Tennessee St. Univ., Prairie View A&M U., and Virginia St. Univ.

Grant Description

The 1890 Facilities Grants Program provides funds for the acquisition and improvement of agricultural and food sciences facilities and equipment, including libraries, so that the 1890 land-grant institutions, Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University, may participate fully in the production of human capital in the food and agricultural sciences.

Link to Full Grant Announcement

1890 Facilities Grant Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/1890_facilities.html

Grant Announcement Contact

CSREES Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048
Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
electronic@csrees.usda.gov For questions regarding this RFA

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