Distance Education Grants (DEG) Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
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Distance Education Grants (DEG) Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas: 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.
| Federal Grant Title: | Distance Education Grants (DEG) Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas |
| Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-RIGP-005698 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.322 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Distance Education Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas |
| Current Application Deadline: | Apr 7, 2016 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Apr 7, 2016 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Creation Date: | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | May 7, 2016 |
| Total Program Funding: | $768,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | none |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | none |
| Expected Number of Awards: | |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- 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 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, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences. All public or non-profit 2yr and 4yr accredited institutions of higher education that offer certificate/degree programs in food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences are eligible. 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 program. The eight insular areas are the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.
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