The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking applications for the Equipment Grants Program (EGP) to improve the quality and expand the scope of fundamental and applied research at eligible institutions, by providing organizations with opportunities to acquire equipment/instruments that supports the research, research training, and extension goals of the organization.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2022
Size of Grant: $500,000
Grant Duration: 48 Months
Details:
The Equipment Grant Program (EGP) serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs at institutions of higher education, including State Cooperative Extension Systems.
The EGP does not support the acquisition of suites of equipment to outfit research laboratories /facilities or to conduct independent experiments simultaneously. Similarly, the EGP does not fund common, general purpose ancillary equipment that would normally be found in a laboratory and/or is relatively easily procured by the organization or through other NIFA grant programs. Rather, it is intended to help fund items of equipment that will upgrade infrastructure. Moreover, EGP does not fund research projects, including research that uses the equipment acquired with support from the program nor does it support the operation and maintenance of facilities.
Grant Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,800,000
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $25,001
- Grant Duration: 48 Months
Eligibility Criteria
- College or University
- In general. The terms “college” and “university” mean an educational institution in any State, the District of Columbia, and any insular area which:
- admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate,
- is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education,
- provides an educational program for which a bachelor’s degree or any other higher degree is awarded,
- is a public or other nonprofit institution, and
- is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association.
- Inclusions. The terms “college” and “university” include a research foundation maintained by a college or university described in subparagraph (A).
- In general. The terms “college” and “university” mean an educational institution in any State, the District of Columbia, and any insular area which:
- State Cooperative Institution including:
- 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions;
- State-certified Schools of Forestry as stipulated;
- State Agricultural Experiment Stations located in the 50 States, the District of Columbia and the Insular Areas;
- “Cooperative extension services” meaning the organizations established at the land-grant colleges and universities;
- Accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine or State agricultural experiment stations that conduct animal health and disease research;
- Hispanic-serving institutions; and
- Eligible institutions in insular areas including, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Guam; American Samoa; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; the Federated States of Micronesia; the Republic of the Marshall Islands; the Republic of Palau; and the Virgin Islands of the United States.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
