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Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Education Grants Program

ID: USDA-NIFA-HSI-006951 • Type: Posted
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Description

The purpose of the HSI Education Grants Program is to encourage innovative teaching or education proposals with potential to impact and become models for other institutions that serve underrepresented students, at the regional or national level. Projects supported by this program:

1. Attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups in order to prepare them for careers related to the food, agriculture, natural resources and human (FANH) sciences in the United States.

2. Enhance the quality of postsecondary instruction within the above disciplines.

3. Provide opportunities and access to FANH careers in the public and private sector.

4.Align the efforts of HSIs and other non-profit organizations to support academic development and career attainment of underrepresented groups.

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Overview

Agency
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) [USDA]
Category of Funding
Agriculture
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
10.223 - Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 9/20/19 the National Institute of Food and Agriculture posted grant opportunity USDA-NIFA-HSI-006951 for Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Education Grants Program with funding of $8.8 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 10.223 Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants.

Timing

Posted Date
Sept. 20, 2019, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Jan. 30, 2020, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Last Updated
Jan. 2, 2020, 5:06 p.m. EST
Version
2
Archive Date
Feb. 29, 2020

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Applicants for the HSI must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Applications may only be submitted by Hispanic-Serving Institutions. To be considered an HSI, institutions must have a minimum of 25 percent undergraduate full-time Hispanic enrollment.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$1,000,000
Floor
$50,000
Estimated Program Funding
$8,800,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed

Contacts

Contact
Joanna Moore Policy Specialist
Contact Email
electronic@nifa.usda.gov
Email Description
If you have any questions related to preparing application content
Contact Phone
(202) 690-6011
Additional Information
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (HSI)
Additional Information Site
https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/hispanic-serving-institutions-education-grants-program-hsi

Documents

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