Closed · USDA-NIFA-1890SS-006911 · CFDA 10.524 · Mandatory

Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (1890 Scholarships) RFA

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

$500K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
November 8, 2019
Close date
19
Expected awards

The verdict

Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (1890 Scholarships) RFA is a closed mandatory listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $500,000 -- $500,000 across 19 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

$500K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
19
expected awards
10.524
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institution… is closed (last close November 8, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 November 8, 2019

Posted Sep 10 Closes Nov 8

Est. Total Funding

$9,500,000

Expected Awards

19

Instrument

Grant

Description

The purpose of the 1890 Scholarships Program is to provide scholarships to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring, and training of undergraduate students at the 1890 land-grant institutions, resulting in baccalaureate degrees in the food and agricultural sciences and related fields. The scholarships are intended to encourage outstanding students at 1890 institutions to pursue and complete baccalaureate degrees in the food and agricultural sciences and related fields that would lead to a highly skilled food and agricultural systems workforce.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-1890SS-006911

Grants.gov marks Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institution… 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.

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Agency Contact

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