The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is accepting applications for its Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program to encourage innovative teaching or education proposals with potential to impact and become models for other institutions that serve underrepresented students at the regional or national level.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
This competitive grants program is intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. Programs aim to attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the Nation’s food and agricultural scientific and professional work force.
Projects supported by this program must include/address one or more of the following goals:
- Attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural natural resources, and human systems and sciences in the United States.
- Enhance the quality of postsecondary instruction within the above disciplines.
- Provide opportunities and access to food and agricultural careers in the public, non-profit and private sectors.
- Align the efforts of HSIs and other non-profit organizations to support academic development and career attainment of underrepresented groups.
The HSI Education Grants Program is aligned with the following USDA Strategic Plan FY 2022- 2026:
- Ensure America’s Agricultural System is Equitable, Resilient, and Prosperous
- Provide All Americans Safe, Nutritious Food
Project Type
- Education/Teaching Projects;
- Community Development Projects
Funding Information
- Maximum Award Amount: Regular – Approx. $400,000;
- Collaboration – Approx. $1,000,000;
- Conference – Approx. $50,000
Grant Duration
- 48 Months – Regular and Collaboration
- 36 Months – Conference
Eligibility Criteria
Applications may only be submitted by Hispanic-Serving Institutions. For the purpose of the HSI Education Grants Program, an HSI is an institution of higher education that is an eligible institution as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2) and has a minimum of 25 percent undergraduate full-time Hispanic enrollment (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)). Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration and, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
