Closed · USDA-NIFA-HEP-006673 · CFDA 10.210 · Discretionary
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $37K-$263K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 12, 2019
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $37,000 -- $262,500. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $37K-$263K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10.210
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program - is cataloged under number USDA-NIFA-HEP-006673 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.210, posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 20, 2018 and last updated on January 31, 2019. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $37,000 -- $262,500. The agency has projected $3.1 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on February 12, 2019. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$37,000 -- $262,500
Close Date
February 12, 2019
Posted
November 20, 2018
Est. Total Funding
$3,100,000
Instrument
Grant
Description
This grant program supports: (1) training students for master's and doctoral degrees in food, agricultural and natural resource sciences; and (2) Special International Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel Allowances (IRTA) for eligible USDA NNF beneficiaries. Awards are specifically intended to support traineeship programs that engage outstanding students to pursue and complete their degrees in USDA mission areas. Applicants provide clarity about the philosophy of their graduate training, and relevance to USDA mission sciences, NIFA priorities and national science education policies and statistics. Applications are being solicited from institutions that confer a graduate degree in at least one of the following Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas: 1) animal and plant production; 2) forest resources; 3) agricultural educators and communicators; 4) agricultural management and economics; 5) food science and human nutrition; 6) sciences for agricultural biosecurity; and 7) training in integrative biosciences for sustainable food and agricultural systems.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowships
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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