Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants Program
The summary for the Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants Program grant is detailed below.
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Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants Program: The Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants (SPEC) program seeks to: (a) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in agriscience and agribusiness in order to help ensure the existence in the United States of a qualified workforce to serve the food and agricultural sciences system; and (b) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences in order to advance excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and agricultural sciences.
| Federal Grant Title: | Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | CSREES |
| Grant Categories: | Education |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-CSREES-SAECP-001053 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.226 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants |
| Current Application Deadline: | No deadline provided |
| Original Application Deadline: | Jan 11, 2008 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Creation Date: | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $50,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $35,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Independent school districts
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applications may be submitted by eligible public secondary schools and public or private, nonprofit junior or community colleges. IMPORTANT! See RFA for specific eligibility requirements.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- CSREES Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048
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