USDA NIFA Resident Instruction Grants Program for Insular Area Institutions of Higher Education

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The USDA NIFA Resident Instruction Grants Program aims to enhance teaching and education programs in food and agricultural sciences at Insular Area Institutions. It strengthens instructional capacities, improves curriculum quality, and fosters partnerships between faculty members from Insular Area and mainland institutions. This grant supports Insular Area Institutions in meeting their unique educational needs and utilizing educational funds more effectively. Applications for this grant close on March 7, 2014.

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Opportunity ID: 249477

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General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: USDA-NIFA-RIGP-004414
Funding Opportunity Title:: Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Agriculture
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 10.308 — Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Area Activities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 1
Posted Date:: Dec 23, 2013
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Mar 07, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Mar 07, 2014
Archive Date:: Apr 06, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding:: $ 900,000
Award Ceiling:: $110,000
Award Floor:: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:: 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. 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.

Additional Information

Agency Name:: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description:: 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. This program also will assist Insular Area Institutions to make more efficient use of existing educational funds by providing resources for partnerships between faculties at Insular Area and mainland institutions.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information:: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings: 10.308
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00191291
Opening Date: Dec 23, 2013
Closing Date: Mar 07, 2014
Agency Contact Information:: NIFA Help Desk
Who Can Apply:: Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms SF424 (R & R) [V1.2]
Research & Related Personal Data [V1.2]
Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4]
Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3]
Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2]
Research & Related Budget [V1.1]
NIFA Supplemental Information [V1.1]
optional_forms R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form 5 YR 30 ATT [V1.2]

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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
10.308 PKG00191291 Dec 23, 2013 Mar 07, 2014 View NIFA Help Desk Organization Applicants

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