Deadline: 15-Jun-22
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced a call for applications for the Equipment Grants Program (EGP) to improve the quality and expand the scope of fundamental and applied research at eligible institutions, by providing organizations with opportunities to acquire equipment/instruments that supports the research, research training, and extension goals of the organization.
The Equipment Grant Program (EGP) serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs at institutions of higher education, including State Cooperative Extension Systems.
The program emphasizes shared-use instrumentation that will enhance the capabilities of researchers and extension agents both within and outside the proposing organization.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,800,000
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $25,001
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility is limited to the following institutions:
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College or University
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In general. The terms "college" and "university" mean an educational institution in any State, the District of Columbia, and any insular area which:
- admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate,
- is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education,
- provides an educational program for which a bachelor's degree or any other higher degree is awarded,
- is a public or other nonprofit institution, and
- is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association.
- Inclusions. The terms "college" and "university" include a research foundation maintained by a college or university described in subparagraph (A).
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In general. The terms "college" and "university" mean an educational institution in any State, the District of Columbia, and any insular area which:
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State Cooperative Institution including:
- 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions;
- State-certified Schools of Forestry as stipulated;
- State Agricultural Experiment Stations located in the 50 States, the District of Columbia and the Insular Areas;
- "Cooperative extension services" meaning the organizations established at the land-grant colleges and universities;
- Accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine or State agricultural experiment stations that conduct animal health and disease research;
- Hispanic-serving institutions; and
- Eligible institutions in insular areas including, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Guam; American Samoa; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; the Federated States of Micronesia; the Republic of the Marshall Islands; the Republic of Palau; and the Virgin Islands of the United States.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339636