Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
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Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas: The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Insular Area Institutions to carry out teaching and education programs within a broadly defined arena of food and agricultural sciences-related disciplines. By strengthening institutional educational capacities in instruction and curriculum, and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning, NIFA intends that this program will help Insular Area Institutions meet their unique needs. This program also will assist Insular Area Institutions to make more efficient use of existing educational funds by providing resources for partnerships between faculties at Insular Area and mainland institutions.
| Federal Grant Title: | Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas |
| Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture Education |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-RIGP-004068 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.308 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Area Activities |
| Current Application Deadline: | Mar 01, 2013 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Mar 01, 2013 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Creation Date: | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 31, 2013 |
| Total Program Funding: | $850,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $850,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $70,000 |
| 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 RIIA grants 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 and agricultural sciences. 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 RIIA grants program, either as direct applicants or as parties to a consortium agreement.
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- NIFA 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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