National Integrated Water Quality Program

The summary for the National Integrated Water Quality Program 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.

National Integrated Water Quality Program: The goal of the National Integrated Water Quality Program (NIWQP) is to contribute to the improvement of the quality of our Nations surface water and groundwater resources through research, education, and extension activities. Projects funded through this program will work to solve water resource problems by advancing and disseminating the knowledge base available to agricultural, rural, and urbanizing communities. Funded projects should lead to science-based decision making and management practices that improve the quality of the Nations surface water and groundwater resources in agricultural, rural, and urbanizing watersheds.

Federal Grant Title:	National Integrated Water Quality Program
Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Grant Categories:	Agriculture Environment Health Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-ICGP-003447
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	10.303
CFDA Descriptions:	Integrated Programs
Current Application Deadline:	Jul 15, 2011
Original Application Deadline:	Jul 15, 2011
Posted Date:	May 20, 2011
Creation Date:	May 20, 2011
Archive Date:	Aug 14, 2011
Total Program Funding:	$10,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$750,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	28
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

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: Colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of NARETPA) (7 U.S.C. 3103) are eligible to submit applications for the National Integrated Water Quality Program (NIWQP). Section 1404 of NARETPA was amended by section 7101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246) to define Hispanic-serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACUs) (see Part III, B. and Part VIII, E. for more information), and to include research foundations maintained by eligible colleges or universities. For the purposes of this program, the terms college and university mean an educational institution in any state which (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate; (2) is legally authorized within such state to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; (3) provides an educational program for which a bachelors degree or any other higher degree is awarded; (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association. Applications also may be submitted by 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (as defined in Part VIII, E.), HSACUs, and research foundations maintained by eligible colleges or universities. An applicants failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline will preclude NIFA from reviewing an application and making an award. See RFA for additional details.
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