The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG) to strengthen the capacity of institutions of higher education in insular areas to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences through distance education technology.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/28/2022
Grants Size: $800,000
Details:
The Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG) is a NIFA-administered competitive grants program focused on improving formal, postsecondary agricultural sciences education.
Funding Information
The amount available for the Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG) in FY 2022 is approximately $800,000 and in FY 2023 is approximately $800,000.
Eligibility Criteria
For the purposes of the DEG grant program, an eligible institution is 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 is 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. All public or non-profit 2-year and 4-year accredited institutions of higher education that offer certificate/degree programs in food and agricultural sciences are eligible. 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 DEG grant program as direct individual applicants. The eight insular areas are as follows:
- 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.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
