Secondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grant Program

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Assistance Listings

10.226 -- Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Important dates

Archived: March 7, 2020
Closed: February 6, 2020
Application: FY 2020: 5:00 P.M. Eastern, February 06, 2020 FY 20201: 5:00 P.M. Eastern, February 04, 2021 Letter of Intent: Not Required

Award details

Expected project funding: $800,000
Expected awards: 12

Award min.

$50,000

Award max.

$300,000

Funding opportunity number:USDA-NIFA-SAECP-006930
Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
Funding instrument type:
- Grant
Opportunity Category:Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
Category of Funding Activity:
- Agriculture
Category Explanation:Not specified

History

Posted date: December 4, 2019
Archive date: March 7, 2020
Version: 1

View version history on Grants.gov

Summary

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The Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to: (a) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in the food, agriculture, natural resources and human (FANH) sciences in order to help ensure the existence of a workforce in the United States that's qualified to serve the FANH sciences system; and (b) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the FANH sciences in order to advance excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the FANH sciences.

Eligibility

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Additional information on eligibility

Eligibility Requirements Applicants for the SPECA must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Applications may only be submitted by: (1) public secondary schools, (2) public or private nonprofit junior and community colleges, (3) institutions of higher education, or (4) nonprofit organizations (Attach IRS 501(c)(3) status under R&R ‘Other Project Information’ Field 12 Other Attachments). 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. School boards are not eligible as legal recipients of the award.

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
20_Secondary__12-2_508_002.pdf	Secondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grant Program	Dec 4, 2019 09:22 PM UTC

Agency contact information

Email: electronic@nifa.usda.gov

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Link to additional information

Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA)