1890 Facilities Grant Program

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-GRANTS-030204-001
Posted Date:	Mar 02, 2004
Original Due Date for Applications:	Apr 15, 2004
	Electronic applications must be received by Grants.gov by close of business (COB) on April 15, 2004 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
Current Due Date for Applications:	Apr 15, 2004
	Electronic applications must be received by Grants.gov by close of business (COB) on April 15, 2004 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Consumer Protection Agriculture Education Environment Food and Nutrition Health Housing Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards:	18
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$14,315,040.00
Award Ceiling:	none
Award Floor:	none
CFDA Number:	10.500 -- Cooperative Extension Service
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants under this RFA are the 1890 land-grant institutions, Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University.  They are:  Alabama A&M University, Tuskegee University,  University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Southern University, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Lincoln University, Alcorn State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Langston University, South Carolina State University, Tennessee State University, Prairie View A&M University, Virginia State University, and West Virginia State University.

Agency Name

Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Office of Extramural Programs

Description

The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) requests the submission of applications for second-year funding proposal under the 1890 Facilities Grant Program, which is authorized under section 1447 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (NARETPA) (Pub. L. No.  95-113).  The purpose of the program is to provide Federal support to enhance extension, research, and teaching facilities at all of the1890 land-grant institutions.  This will enable these institutions to improve their capacity and better address the needs of farmers, and rural populations with limited resources. Awards will be made for the design, acquisition and improvement of agricultural and food sciences facilities and equipment, including libraries, so that the 1890 land-grant institutions, may participate fully in the production of human capital in the food and agricultural sciences.  

Link to Full Announcement

For the entire Request for Applications document, including mailing addresses and contact information, information forms, etc. click to this link.

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Sargeant, Nan, Webmaster, Phone 202-401-0576, Fax 202-690-0289, Email webmaster@csrees.usda.gov Sargeant, Nan

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