CFDA#
10.228
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Funder Type
Federal Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Summary
The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. NIFA intends this program to address educational needs, as determined by each institution, within a broadly defined arena of food and agricultural sciences-related disciplines. Priority will be given to those projects that enhance educational equity for underrepresented students; strengthen institutional educational capacities; prepare students for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States; and maximize the development and use of resources to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.
NIFA is soliciting applications for the ANNH Grants Program under the following project types:
- Education/Teaching Projects
- Curricula Design, Materials Development, and Library Resources
- Faculty Preparation and Enhancement for Teaching
- Instructional Delivery Systems
- Scientific Instrumentation for Teaching and Research
- Student Experiential Learning
- Student Recruitment, Retention, and Educational Equity
- Extension Projects
- Research Projects
- Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Projects
In addition, legislatively, the purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. NIFA intends this program to address educational needs, as determined by each institution, within a broadly defined area of food and agricultural sciences and related disciplines.
History of Funding
Approximately $5,000,000 was available for funding in FY23.
Approximately $3,000,000 was available for funding in FY19.
Additional Information
All ANNH projects are required to provide leadership skills opportunities. Projects must demonstrably incorporate a leadership development component to ensure that students are equipped with both technical and leadership abilities upon graduation. Specific activities may include:
- Developing practical applications to increase understanding of leadership roles, including critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills, ethics and professionalism, and working in teams;
- Connecting the academic classroom experience with daily leadership roles and organizational activities;
- Providing opportunities for mentoring and shadowing; and
- Organizing leadership academies, workshops, training, etc.
The ANNH Grants Program supports social and behavioral science disciplines. ANNH projects that integrate social and behavioral sciences to provide experiential learning opportunities for students in applied research and related community development programs are encouraged. Incorporation of social and behavioral sciences is important for addressing many of the challenges facing agriculture and rural communities, such as increasing global demand for food production in the face of limited natural resources; improving health and reducing obesity by engaging in heathy lifestyles and consuming heathy diets; and alleviating poverty by fostering economic opportunity.
Eligibility Details
For the purpose of the ANNH Grants Program, an eligible institution means an individual public or private, nonprofit Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions of higher education that meet the definitions of Alaska-Serving Institutions or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution established in Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1059d.).
Deadline Details
Applications are to be submitted by March 5, 2024. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.
Applications are to be submitted for FY25 by February 13, 2025.
Award Details
Up to approximately $6,287,050, which includes $4,787,050 of FY 2024 funding and $1,500,000 of prior year funding. Across two project areas -
- Standard Grants - Awards range from $150,000 to $500,000 each. Projects support targeted original scientific Research, Education/Teaching, Extension, or Integrated initiatives.
- Collaborative Grants - Awards range from $300,000 to $1,500,000 each. Awards support projects with at least one additional partner or a multi-partner approach to enhance education/teaching programs.
Project periods in both project areas may extend up to 48 months. Cost sharing/matching is not required.
*Approximately $4,787,050 will be available in FY 2025. *
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