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.
| 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 |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-RIGP-005699 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.308 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Area Activities |
| Current Application Deadline: | Apr 7, 2016 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Apr 7, 2016 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Creation Date: | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | May 7, 2016 |
| Total Program Funding: | $1,151,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | none |
| 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. All public or non-profit 2yr and 4yr accredited institutions of higher education that offer certificate/degree programs in food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences are eligible. 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. The eight insular areas are: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.
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- Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
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