Closed · USDA-NIFA-RIGP-011716 · CFDA 10.322 · Discretionary

Distance Education 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.

$10K-$200K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 15, 2026
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $10,000 -- $200,000 across 5 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.

$10K-$200K
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
10.322
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on June 15, 2026. CFDA 10.322 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $10,000 -- $200,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 15, 2026

Posted Apr 29 Closes Jun 15

Est. Total Funding

$1,000,000

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Grant

Description

The purpose of the DEG program, under assistance listing number 10.322, is to strengthen the capacity of institutions of higher education in insular areas to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences through distance education technology. Projects funded by the DEG program support the creation, adaptation, and adoption of learning materials and teaching strategies to operationalize best practices for student learning. DEG-funded projects must also focus on imparting both technical knowledge as well as employability skills like communication, teamwork, and problem solving.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-RIGP-011716

Grants.gov marks Distance Education Grants Program for Institu… 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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