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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Higher Education, Distance Education, Agricultural Education, Education Technology, Food Education
Deadline: Jan. 21, 2021
“The purpose of this program is 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. 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.”
Funder: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Eligibility: “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: 1. American Samoa; 2. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 3. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 4. The Federated States of Micronesia; 5. Guam; 6. The Republic of the Marshall Islands; 7. The Republic of Palau; and 8. The Virgin Islands of the United States.”
Amount: Up to $150,000
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