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 Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to: (a) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in the food and agriculture sciences in order to help ensure the existence of a workforce in the United States that's qualified to serve the food and agriculture sciences system; and (b) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the food and agriculture 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 agriculture sciences
Federal Grant Title: | Secondary Education Two-Year Postsecondary Education and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program |
Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) |
Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-SAECP-010339 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 10.226 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | March 8th, 2024 |
Original Application Deadline: | March 8th, 2024 |
Posted Date: | December 7th, 2023 |
Creation Date: | December 7th, 2023 |
Archive Date: | April 7th, 2024 |
Total Program Funding: | $900,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $150,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $50,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 9 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | December 7th, 2023 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applicants for the SPECA must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Applications may only be submitted by: (1) public secondary schools 20 U.S.C. 7801(45), (2) public or private nonprofit junior and community colleges, (3) institutions of higher education (20 U.S.C. 1001), or (4) nonprofit organizations (Attach IRS 501(c)(3) status under R&R ‘Other Project Information' Field 12 Other Attachments). Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA's Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. School boards are not eligible as legal recipients of the award.
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