Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
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Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program: The purpose of the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program is to: enhance curricula in agricultural education; increase faculty teaching competencies; interest young people in pursuing higher education in order to prepare for scientific and professional careers in the food and agricultural sciences; promote the incorporation of agriscience and agribusiness subject matter into other instructional programs, particularly classes in science, business, and consumer education; facilitate joint initiatives by the grant recipient with other secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate's degree, institutions of higher education that award a bachelor's degree, and nonprofit organizations supporting agriscience and agribusiness education, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve agriscience and agribusiness education; support other initiatives designed to meet local, State, regional, or national needs related to promoting excellence in agriscience and agribusiness education; and support current Agriculture in the Classroom programs for grades K-12.
Federal Grant Title: | Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program |
Federal Agency Name: | CSREES |
Grant Categories: | Education |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-CSREES-SAECP-001826 |
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: | Dec 15, 2008 |
Posted Date: | Sep 24, 2008 |
Creation Date: | Sep 24, 2008 |
Archive Date: | Dec 16, 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
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applications may be submitted by: (1) public secondary schools, (2) public or private nonprofit junior and community colleges, (3) institutions of higher education, or (4) nonprofit organizations.
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