Closed · USDA-NIFA-SAECP-010339 · CFDA 10.226 · Discretionary
Secondary Education Two-Year Postsecondary Education and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$150K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 8, 2024
- Close date
- 9
- Expected awards
The verdict
Secondary Education Two-Year Postsecondary Education and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $50,000 -- $150,000 across 9 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $50K-$150K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 9
- expected awards
- 10.226
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Secondary Education Two-Year Postsecondary Education and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program - is cataloged under number USDA-NIFA-SAECP-010339 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.226, posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 7, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $150,000. The agency has projected $900,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 9 awards. If the agency funds the expected 9 awards from the $900,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $100,000. 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 March 8, 2024. 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
$50,000 -- $150,000
Close Date
March 8, 2024
Posted
December 7, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$900,000
Expected Awards
9
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to: (a) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in the food and agriculture sciences in order to help ensure the existence of a workforce in the United States that's qualified to serve the food and agriculture sciences system; and (b) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the food and agriculture sciences in order to advance excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and agriculture sciences
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.
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