The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is seeking applications for the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and extension community development programs.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/05/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. NIFA intends this program to address educational needs, as determined by each institution, within a broadly defined arena of food and agricultural sciences-related disciplines. Priority will be given to those projects that enhance educational equity for underrepresented students; strengthen institutional educational capacities; prepare students for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States; and maximize the development and use of resources to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.
The ANNH is aligned with the following USDA Strategic Plan 2022-2026 goals:
- Strategic Goal 2: Ensure America’s Agricultural System is Equitable, Resilient, and Prosperous
- Strategic Goal 4: Provide All Americans Safe, Nutritious Food
The ANNH is aligned with the following USDA Science and Research Strategy, 2023–2026 Priorities
- Priority 1: Accelerating Innovative Technologies and Practices
- Priority 2: Driving Climate-Smart Solutions
- Priority 3: Bolstering Nutrition Security and Health
- Priority 4: Cultivating Resilient Ecosystems
- Priority 5: Translating Research into Action
NIFA is soliciting applications for the ANNH Grants Program that support:
- Activities of collaborative membership of Alaska Native-Serving or Native HawaiianServing Institutions to enhance educational equity for underrepresented students;
- Strengthening institutional education capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, to respond to identified state, regional, national, or international educational needs in the FANH sciences;
- Undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural and natural resource systems and sciences and beginning with the mentoring of students from K-12, and continuing with the provision of financial support for students through their attainment of a doctoral degree; and
- Cooperative initiatives between at least two or more Alaska Native-Serving or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, which may work in cooperation with one or more other entities including units of State government and private sector organizations, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve FANH education programs.
Project and Grant Types
The following describes the types of projects or grants that are eligible for funding:
- Project Types. The ANNH Grants Program is soliciting applications for the following project types and need areas:
- Education/Teaching Projects. Single-function Education/Teaching Projects conduct programs and activities that have formal classroom instruction, laboratory instruction, and practicum experience in FANH and may also support faculty development, student recruitment and services, curriculum development, instructional materials and equipment, and innovative teaching methodologies.
- Extension Projects. Single-function Extension Projects must deliver science-based knowledge and informal educational programs that lead to practical decision making. Program delivery may range from community-based to national audiences and use communication methods from face-to-face to electronic or a combination thereof.
- Research Projects. Single-function Research Projects support applied research conducted by individual investigators, or co-investigators within the same discipline, or multidisciplinary teams. Applied research means research that includes expansion of the findings of fundamental research to uncover practical ways in which new knowledge can be advanced to benefit individuals and society.
- Integrated Research, Education and Extension Projects. An Integrated Project includes at least two of the three functions of the agricultural knowledge system (research, education, and extension) within a project. Some Integrated Project applications include all three components of the agricultural knowledge system.
- Grant Types. The following is a list of available grant types under this RFA:
- Standard Grant: Supports targeted, original projects. Applicants must be an eligible ANNH institution (two or 4-year independent branch campus, or branch institution of a State system) with project activities to be undertaken principally on behalf of and for the benefit of the lead applicant. Applicants may partner with other ANNH or non-ANNH without the requirement of sharing grant funds with other project partners.
- Collaborative Grant: Supports projects with at least one additional partner or a multi-partner approach to enhance education, extension, research, or integrated programs. Collaborative Grants build linkages to generate a critical mass of expertise, skill, and technology to address education/teaching, extension, research, or integrated programs related to the food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences. These grants will reduce duplication of efforts and build capacity and must be organized and led by a strong applicant with documented project management knowledge and skills to organize and carry out the initiative. The partners must share grant funds (see explanation of required funds distribution percentage among partners in the definition in Appendix III). The amount of funds awarded to collaborative members as sub-grantees does NOT have to be the same for each sub-grantee. All collaborators must have a substantive role in the collaboration that is reflected in the budget allocation to partners.
Funding Information
The amount available for the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) in 2024 is approximately $6,287,050, which includes $4,787,050 of 2024 funding and $1,500,000 of prior year funding.
Grant Period
The project period may range from 36 to 48 months for both Standard and Collaborative grants. The project start date must not occur after September 30, 2024, for 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) 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.
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