USDA Announces nearly $2.9 Million in Available Funding for 1994 Land-Grant Universities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of nearly $2.9 million in funding through the Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP) and the Tribal College Extension Program – Special Emphasis (TCEP). Projects funded through these programs will enhance the academic and social development of tribal students, faculty, and communities.
The TCRGP is made possible through the 2014 Farm Bill and has been allocated $1.7 million in available funding for fiscal year 2016. This program seeks to build scientific capacity at tribal land-grant colleges, also known as 1994 land-grant institutions, by facilitating collaborations with other land-grant institutions. Tribal colleges may use funding to conduct scientific inquiry that addresses the health, environmental, or agricultural concerns of tribal communities or their reservations. They may also conduct applied research for publication or scientific investigations and seek funding to conduct investigations on the optimal ways to teach and mentor American Indian students as they pursue their goals of research excellence in the sciences.
TCRGP offers three types of funding options: New Discovery Research for projects involving peer reviewed scientific inquiry and student research internships; Capacity Building Research to address a specific research concern of the reservation community; and Student Research Experience which allows tribal college students to learn scientific techniques while conducting research projects.
Applications for TCRGP are due on February, 25 2015. For more details, view the request for applications on NIFA’s website.
The TCEP Special Emphasis grant program has been allocated $1.15 million in available funding. Its purpose is to enable 1994 institutions to deliver science-based, culturally relevant extension education programs designed to address public needs and improve quality of life. The TCEP is intended to be a component of an institutions’ land-grant roadmap or strategic planning process. To the extent practicable, priorities should reflect NIFA’s national critical needs areas: 1) Development of sustainable energy; 2) Increased global food security; 3) Adaption of agriculture and natural resources to global climate change; 4) Reduction of childhood and adolescent obesity; and 5) Improved food safety.
Applications for TCEP are due on February, 29 2015. For more details, view the request for applications on NIFA’s website.
The TCRGP is made possible through the 2014 Farm Bill and has been allocated $1.7 million in available funding for fiscal year 2016. This program seeks to build scientific capacity at tribal land-grant colleges, also known as 1994 land-grant institutions, by facilitating collaborations with other land-grant institutions. Tribal colleges may use funding to conduct scientific inquiry that addresses the health, environmental, or agricultural concerns of tribal communities or their reservations. They may also conduct applied research for publication or scientific investigations and seek funding to conduct investigations on the optimal ways to teach and mentor American Indian students as they pursue their goals of research excellence in the sciences.
TCRGP offers three types of funding options: New Discovery Research for projects involving peer reviewed scientific inquiry and student research internships; Capacity Building Research to address a specific research concern of the reservation community; and Student Research Experience which allows tribal college students to learn scientific techniques while conducting research projects.
Applications for TCRGP are due on February, 25 2015. For more details, view the request for applications on NIFA’s website.
The TCEP Special Emphasis grant program has been allocated $1.15 million in available funding. Its purpose is to enable 1994 institutions to deliver science-based, culturally relevant extension education programs designed to address public needs and improve quality of life. The TCEP is intended to be a component of an institutions’ land-grant roadmap or strategic planning process. To the extent practicable, priorities should reflect NIFA’s national critical needs areas: 1) Development of sustainable energy; 2) Increased global food security; 3) Adaption of agriculture and natural resources to global climate change; 4) Reduction of childhood and adolescent obesity; and 5) Improved food safety.
Applications for TCEP are due on February, 29 2015. For more details, view the request for applications on NIFA’s website.