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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
RIDGE2010001
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jul 09, 2009
Creation Date:
Jul 09, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 15, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 15, 2009
Archive Date:
Oct 15, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Food and Nutrition
Income Security and Social Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
2
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$500,000
Award Ceiling:
$300,000
Award Floor:
$250,000
CFDA Number(s):
10.255
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Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economic (RIDGE)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
Economic Research Service
Description
The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) of USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) announces the recompetition of the grants that fund partner institutions to administer the Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Program.The competition (1) provides renewed focus on economic aspects of food and nutrition assistance research, (2) stimulates new and innovative research on domestic food and nutrition assistance issues, (3) further broadens the network of social scientists who collaborate in expanding the understanding of the economic, nutrition, and health outcomes of participation in USDA’s food assistance programs as well as the issues surrounding program implementation and delivery, and (4) achieves cost savings through consolidation of RIDGE Centers from the previous five institutions to two institutions.
