Closed · USDA-NIFA-OP-009722 · CFDA 10.500 · Discretionary

National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teaching, Extension, and Research Awards

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

$500K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 24, 2023
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teaching, Extension, and Research Awards is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $500,000 -- $500,000. 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
10.500
CFDA program
837
other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Archived opportunity record

National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teach… is closed (last close May 24, 2023). The parent program page for CFDA 10.500 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 May 24, 2023

Posted Apr 6 Closes May 24

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

This program recognizes outstanding college faculty in agriculture, natural resources, veterinary and human sciences. Launched in 1992, this program recognizes outstanding college professors of agriculture, natural resources, veterinary and human sciences. A selection committee of nationally recognized teachers and scholars choose two national recipients, two early career recipients, and two teaching and student engagement recipients.There are also six regional awards. Nominees are evaluated based on their ability as instructors, educational innovation, service to students, professionalism and scholarship.This is a partnership among NIFA, the recipient of the National Awards for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences Program (TERA) Award, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).Educators can be nominated by using the "Teaching Awards Guidelines" and "Teaching Awards Nomination Form" found on the National Awards for Excellence resources page.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-OP-009722

Grants.gov marks National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teach… 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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 10.500

Cooperative Extension Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Agency Contact

NIFA Support Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays

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What to do next

National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teach… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 10.500 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Cooperative Extension Service 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.

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