Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions (1890 COEs)

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

10.523 -- Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The intent of the 1890 COEs Program is to provide support for Centers of Excellence that were originally established in 2015 in conjunction with the 125th Anniversary of the Second Morrill Act of 1890. The 1890 COEs are hosted by 1890 Land-Grant Institutions with the goals of: 1) increasing profitability and rural prosperity in underserved farming communities; 2) addressing critical needs for enhanced international training and development; and 3) increasing diversity in the science, technology, engineering, agriculture and mathematics (STEAM) pipeline.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Full applications may only be submitted by an individual or consortium of the nineteen 1890 land-grant institutions, including Tuskegee University (as identified in the Second Morrill Act; 7 U.S.C 3221 et seq. ( 7 U.S.C. 321)). Grant recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply for the purpose of supporting the overall coordination and administration of the 1890 COE. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.

Grantor contact information

Description

NIFA Help Desk Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays

Email

If you have any questions related to preparing application content.

electronic@usda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FY-2021-1890-Centers-of-Excellence-COE-508.pdf	Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions (1890 COE)	Aug 28, 2020 01:33 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions (1890 COEs)

Archived: December 18, 2020

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$5,760,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$1,000,000

Award Minimum

$1,800,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-NIFA-1890COE-007732

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Agriculture

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

August 28, 2020

Archive date:

December 18, 2020