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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-003409
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jan 26, 2011
Creation Date:
Jan 26, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Mar 16, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Mar 16, 2011
Archive Date:
Apr 18, 2011
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$1,688,000
Award Ceiling:
$85,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
10.500
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Cooperative Extension Service
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
This RFA is for 1994 Land Grants who received a 4-year Extension Capacity Grant in 2010 and wish to apply for a new Special Emphasis Grant in 2011. The schools are as follows:
• Blackfeet Community College
• Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
• Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
• Little Priest Tribal College
• Navajo Technical College
• Nebraska Indian Community College
• Northwest Indian College
• Oglala Lakota College
• Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
• Salish Kootenai College
• Sinte Gleska University
• Stone Child College
• Turtle Mountain Community College
• United Tribes Technical College
Agency Name
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
The purpose of the TCEP is to enable 1994 institutions to deliver science-based, culturally relevant extension education programs designed to address public needs and improve quality of life. The TCEP is intended to be a component of the applicant 1994 institution's land-grant roadmap or strategic planning process. To the extent practicable, priorities should reflect NIFA's national critical needs areas: 1) Development of sustainable energy;
2)Increased global food security; 3)Adaptation of agriculture and natural resources to global climate change; 4) Reduction of childhood and adolescent obesity; and 5)Improved food safety. The Tribal Colleges Extension Program-Special Emphasis (TCEP-SE) for fiscal year (FY) 2011 will be to conduct specialized, focused projects as a complement to a full extension department operations.
