Closed · USDA-NIFA-RIGP-006910 · CFDA 10.308 · Discretionary

Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas

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

$30K-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 18, 2020
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $30,000 -- $150,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

$30K-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
10.308
CFDA program
837
other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Archived opportunity record

Resident Instruction Grants Program for Insti… is closed (last close February 18, 2020). 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 February 18, 2020

Posted Nov 14 Closes Feb 18

Est. Total Funding

$1,200,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

Resident Instruction Grants (RIIA) and Distance Education Grants (DEG) for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Insular Area Institutions to carry out teaching and education programs within a broadly defined arena of food and agricultural sciences-related disciplines. By strengthening institutional educational capacities in instruction and curriculum and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) intends that this program will help Insular Area Institutions meet their unique needs.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-RIGP-006910

Grants.gov marks Resident Instruction Grants Program for Insti… 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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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

Resident Instruction Grants Program for Insti… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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