Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program

The summary for the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program 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:	Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
	CFDA Number:	10.223
	CFDA Description:	Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	CSREES
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-CSREES-HSI-002011
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 18, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jan 23, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 30, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Feb 21, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,700,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Only public or other non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institutions are eligible to apply for this program. To qualify as an Hispanic-Serving Institution, applicants must at the time of application, have an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students.
Grant Description: This competitive grants program is intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. Programs aim to attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the Nation's food and agricultural scientific and professional work force.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: FY 2009 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/hispanic.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
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