Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) Program
Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Assistance Listings
- 10.326 -- Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA)
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
NLGCA Institutions may use the funds: (a) to successfully compete for funds from Federal grants and other sources to carry out educational, research, and outreach activities that address priority concerns of national, regional, State, and local interest; (b) to disseminate information relating to priority concerns to interested members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and other relevant communities, the public, and any other interested entity; (c) to encourage members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and other relevant communities to participate in priority education, research, and...
outreach activities by providing matching funding to leverage grant funds; and (d) through: (1) the purchase or other acquisition of equipment and other infrastructure (not including alteration, repair, renovation, or construction of buildings); (2) the professional growth and development of the faculty of the NLGCA Institution; and (3) the development of graduate assistantships.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Applications may only be submitted by a Non-Land Grant College of Agriculture (NLGCAs) certified as such by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. See Part III, A. of the RFA for more details.
Grantor contact information
Description
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048
Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
If you have any questions related to preparing application content
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017NLGCARFA_mod.pdf | FY 2017 NLGCA RFA | Sep 8, 2017 01:06 PM UTC |
| FY_2017_NLGCA_RFA.pdf | Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) | May 19, 2017 01:03 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) Program
Archived: October 15, 2017
Award
$4,700,000
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$30,000
Award Minimum
$750,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-NIFA-NLGCA-006361
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
May 19, 2017
Archive date:
October 15, 2017
