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Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Assistance Listings
  • 10.223 -- Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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This competitive grants program is intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. Programs aim to attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the Nation's food and agricultural scientific and professional work force.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Applicants for the HSI must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Applications may only be submitted by Hispanic-Serving Institutions. To be considered an HSI, institutions must have a minimum of 25 percent undergraduate full-time Hispanic enrollment. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration and, even though an application may be reviewed, will 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. Duplicate or Multiple Submissions – duplicate or multiple submissions are not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions. 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 Support Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays

Email

If you have any questions related to preparing application content.

policy@usda.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY21-HSI-RFA.pdf
FY2021-Hispanic-Serving-Institutions-Education-Grants-Program-RFA
Oct 18, 2020 04:39 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program

Archived: February 27, 2021

Application process

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Award

$10,000,000

Program Funding

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Expected awards

$50,000

Award Minimum

$1,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-NIFA-HSI-007752

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:

1

Posted date:

October 18, 2020

Archive date:

February 27, 2021

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