National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking applications for the National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teaching, Extension, and Research Awards (TERA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/03/2023
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
TERA, under assistance listing number 10.500, will recognize and promote excellence in teaching in the food and agricultural sciences within U.S. colleges and universities. For the purposes of this RFA, teaching is defined to include all aspects of developing human capital in order to help meet current and future national food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH) workplace needs. Examples of relevant activities under this project type include (but are not limited to) the following: formal classroom instruction; laboratory instruction; and practicum experience such as faculty development, student recruitment and services, curriculum development, and innovative teaching methodologies. It also includes activities that directly or indirectly contribute to student learning such as research, extension/outreach, and organizational arrangements needed for the proper functioning of the educational institution.
Program Goals include:
- Annually recognize and honor a select group of college and university teachers who excel at teaching, research and extension.
- Help disseminate best practices in teaching through workshops, conferences, blogs, social media and other appropriate activities; and
- Increase the number and diversity of academic programs participating in TERA
Annually, NIFA will make awards to three categories of teachers:
- Category 1 – Teachers who are primarily excellent in instruction; but also conduct significant research and/or extension activities and contribute to the academic environment at the University
- Category 2 – Teachers who are new to the teaching profession and have less than seven years of teaching experience
- Category 3 – Teachers who are not required to conduct research and/or extension/outreach but comparatively have a higher teaching load.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $500,000
Grant Duration
4 years
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for the National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teaching, Extension, and Research Awards (TERA) program must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. 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. Applications may only be submitted by colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural science.
For the purposes of this program, the four regions of the United States are defined as follows:
- Northeast (CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WV, DC)
- North Central (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI)
- Southern (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, PR, USVI)
- Western (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY, and any Insular Area Institution designated as a college or university within: Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
