Capacity Building Program for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture

For programmatic or technical questions:
Michelle Schelske-Santos
757.378.8380
Michelle.schelske-santos@usda.gov

Donaven McLaurin
601.577.5672
Donaven.mclaurin@usda.gov

grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov

This program provides grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture to assist in maintaining and expanding their capacity to conduct education, research, and outreach/extension activities related to food, agriculture, renewable resources, and similar disciplines.

Projects that integrate social and biological sciences to address many of the challenges facing agriculture and rural communities are a priority, such as:

• Increasing global demand for food production in the face of limited natural resources
• Improving health and reducing obesity by engaging in healthy lifestyles and consuming healthy diets
• Alleviating poverty by fostering economic opportunity

Grant types include:

• Regular Grants: Support a specified level of effort for a predetermined project period without the announced intention of providing additional support at a future date
• Planning Activity/Conference: Facilitate strategic planning session(s) required of faculty, industry, professional association, community leaders, or other necessary participants for the specific purpose of developing a formal plan leading to a subsequent submission of a collaborative grant
• Collaborative Grants: Support projects with at least one additional partner or a multi-partner approach

Applications may be submitted by Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture certified by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture at the time of application.

Award ceiling: $750,000
Award floor: $30,000
Project period: Up to 4 years depending on project type
Estimated number of awards: 20
Estimated total program funding: $5,700,000

Award amounts depend on the project type.

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and online application process are available through grants.gov.