Tribal Colleges Extension Service Program---2010 Special Emphasis

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	Federal Grant Title:	Tribal Colleges Extension Service Program---2010 Special Emphasis
	CFDA Number:	10.500
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Extension Service
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-003409
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 26, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 26, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 16, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 16, 2011
	Archive Date:	Apr 18, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,688,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$85,000
	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 - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This RFA is for 1994 Land Grants who received a 4-year Extension Capacity Grant in 2010 and wish to apply for a new Special Emphasis Grant in 2011. The schools are as follows: Blackfeet Community College Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Little Priest Tribal College Navajo Technical College Nebraska Indian Community College Northwest Indian College Oglala Lakota College Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Salish Kootenai College Sinte Gleska University Stone Child College Turtle Mountain Community College United Tribes Technical College
Grant Description: The purpose of the TCEP is to enable 1994 institutions to deliver science-based, culturally relevant extension education programs designed to address public needs and improve quality of life. The TCEP is intended to be a component of the applicant 1994 institution's land-grant roadmap or strategic planning process. To the extent practicable, priorities should reflect NIFA's national critical needs areas: 1) Development of sustainable energy; 2)Increased global food security; 3)Adaptation of agriculture and natural resources to global climate change; 4) Reduction of childhood and adolescent obesity; and 5)Improved food safety. The Tribal Colleges Extension Program-Special Emphasis (TCEP-SE) for fiscal year (FY) 2011 will be to conduct specialized, focused projects as a complement to a full extension department operations.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/tribal_extension_special.html
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