New Technologies for Ag Extension

The summary for the New Technologies for Ag Extension 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:	New Technologies for Ag Extension
	CFDA Number:	10.500
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Extension Service
	Federal Agency Name:	CSREES
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-CSREES-OP-000525
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 06, 2007
	Creation Date:	Jul 19, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 16, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 19, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,425,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,425,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

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

Additional Information on Eligibility

Only Extension Directors of 1862 land-grant institutions and 1890 land-grant institutions, including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University, are eligible to submit an application and receive a NTAE award. Award recipients may subcontract to other organizations provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.

Grant Description

The purpose of the New Technologies for Ag Extension Program (NTAE) is to increase the capacity of each State to contribute expertise and content to the development of eXtension, a national web-based information and education delivery system that provides direct access to science-based educational resources from land-grant and other partner institutions about subjects of high importance to the general public. This initiative will dramatically change how the Cooperative Extension System (CES) does business with its customers. In FY 2007, CSREES will support partial deployment of eXentsion and enable a technology-conscious nation to make use of the valuable information and education that CES has to offer.

Link to Full Grant Announcement

Fiscal Year 2007 New Technologies for Ag Extension
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/new_technologies.html

Grant Announcement Contact

Gregory Crosby
National Program Leader, eXtension
Phone 202-401-6050 gcrosby@csrees.usda.gov For questions regarding this Request for Applications

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