Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) |
The summary for the Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) 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: Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) CFDA Number: 10.255 CFDA Description: Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economic (RIDGE) Federal Agency Name: Economic Research Service Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture Food and Nutrition Income Security and Social Services Category Explanation: Information not provided Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Opportunity Number: RIDGE2010001 Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Instrument Type: Grant Posted Date: Jul 09, 2009 Creation Date: Jul 09, 2009 Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 15, 2009 Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 15, 2009 Archive Date: Oct 15, 2009 Expected Number of Awards: 2 Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000 Federal Grant Award Ceiling: $300,000 Federal Grant Award Floor: $250,000 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
- Information not provided
- Grant Description
- The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) of USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) announces the recompetition of the grants that fund partner institutions to administer the Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Program.The competition (1) provides renewed focus on economic aspects of food and nutrition assistance research, (2) stimulates new and innovative research on domestic food and nutrition assistance issues, (3) further broadens the network of social scientists who collaborate in expanding the understanding of the economic, nutrition, and health outcomes of participation in USDA's food assistance programs as well as the issues surrounding program implementation and delivery, and (4) achieves cost savings through consolidation of RIDGE Centers from the previous five institutions to two institutions.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
-
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ap/ap038/dbgen.htm
- Grant Announcement Contact
- David Smallwood Deputy Dir for Food Asst. Res. Phone 202-694-5466
email: [dsmallwd@ers.usda.gov]