1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program (CBG)

USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Builds teaching, research and extension capacity at the 1890 land-grant HBCUs. Research and integrated projects on food security, childhood obesity prevention, food safety or sustainable bioenergy are eligible.

Indicative award

$100k–$750k (total award)Award range published as $100,000 to $750,000, with total programme funding of $28,000,000 and an approximate 36% funding rate.

Timing

Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The programme page does not publish a submission deadline; it directs applicants to the programme contact and the annual request for applications. No date recorded.

Who can apply

Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank

Eligibility

Restricted to 1890 Land-grant Institutions (the historically Black land-grant universities, plus Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University and Central State University). No matching funds required.

SSWR clusters

Topics

food security · childhood obesity prevention · extension · research capacity · hbcu land-grant

Apply at

https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/1890-institution-teaching-research-extension-capacity-building-grants

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1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program (CBG)

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