Resident Instruction Grants (RIIA) Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas

The summary for the Resident Instruction Grants (RIIA) Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Resident Instruction Grants (RIIA) 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.
Federal Grant Title: Resident Instruction Grants (RIIA) 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-005076
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 10.308
CFDA Descriptions: Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Area Activities
Current Application Deadline: May 15, 2015
Original Application Deadline: May 15, 2015
Posted Date: Apr 13, 2015
Creation Date: Apr 13, 2015
Archive Date: Jun 14, 2015
Total Program Funding: $1,200,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $125,000
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 eligible institutions. 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’s 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. 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 as direct individual applicants.
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Resident Instruction Grants (RIIA) Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
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