Closed · USDA-NIFA-HEMS-006552 · CFDA 10.220 · Discretionary

Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP)

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
June 20, 2018
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
10.220
CFDA program
837
other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Archived opportunity record

Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Progr… is closed (last close June 20, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 10.220 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Institute of Food and Agriculture still indexes 837 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 20, 2018

Posted Apr 20 Closes Jun 20

Est. Total Funding

$945,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

The purpose of this competitive undergraduate scholarship grant program is to increase the multicultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce, and advance the educational achievement of all Americans by providing competitive grants to colleges and universities.Colleges and Universities can use this funding to support undergraduate scholarships that increase the multicultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce, and advance the educational achievement of all Americans by providing competitive grants to colleges and universities. The Multicultural Scholars Program is available every year.The program is open to Land Grants, colleges and universities with significant minority enrollments that provide education in the food and agricultural sciences. Research foundations maintained by an eligible college or university are also eligible to submit undergraduate and/or D.V.M. training proposals.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-HEMS-006552

Grants.gov marks Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Progr… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institute of Food and Agriculture book (699 peers, 83% of 838).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 10.220

Grants for Agricultural Research

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Agency Contact

NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays

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What to do next

Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Progr… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 10.220 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Grants for Agricultural Research indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture lists 837 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants