The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP) RFA for fiscal year (FY) 2022 to implement applied programs that serve public needs in preparation for, during, and after a disaster.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern Mariana, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/26/2022
Size of Grant: $150,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The purpose of the Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSN), Assistance Listing 10.511, is to support innovative, education-based approaches to addressing disaster preparedness and specific responses related to natural and human-made disasters or disaster threats. The goals and objectives of SLSN include supporting quality of life in communities across the United States by addressing disaster preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery in the context of food and agricultural sciences. The SLSN also seeks to continue to provide information and tools to USDA, stakeholders, and collaborators to improve decision-making in handling disasters.
Grant Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $462,000
- Award Ceiling: $150,000
- Typical project periods range from one to three years
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications may only be submitted by 1862 Land-grant Institutions in the 50 states and the U.S. territories, American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply, provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. The 1862 land-grant institutions may partner with each other as well as with other land-grant institutions (e.g., 1890s and 1994s), nonland-grant institutions, and non-governmental organizations within their state or their region on joint proposals.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
