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Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grant Program

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Assistance Listings
  • 10.500 -- Cooperative Extension Service

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Rural Health and Safety Education (RHSE) Competitive Grant Program for fiscal year (FY) 2018 to address the needs of rural Americans by providing individual and family health education programs.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Applications may be submitted by 1862 and 1890 Land Grant colleges and universities that are eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), and the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Central State University, Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University. Applications also may be submitted by any of the Tribal colleges and universities designated as 1994 Land Grant Institutions under the Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994, as amended.

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

Email

If you have any questions related to preparing application content

electronic@nifa.usda.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY_2018_RHSE_RFA.pdf
Rural Health and Safety Education
Mar 22, 2018 01:42 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program (RHSE)

Archived: June 23, 2018

Application process

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Award

$2,900,000

Program Funding

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Expected awards

$250,000

Award Minimum

$350,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-NIFA-RHSE-006542

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:

March 22, 2018

Archive date:

June 23, 2018

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