nofo USDA-NIFA-RIGP-011716

Distance Education Grants for Colleges in Insular Areas (Food and Agriculture Sciences)

This program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education in insular areas to expand their ability to deliver resident instruction, curricula, and teaching in the food and agricultural sciences using distance education technologies. Funding supports creating and adapting learning materials and teaching strategies that improve student learning, including both technical skills an…

The purpose of the DEG program, under assistance listing number 10.322, is to strengthen the capacity of institutions of higher education in insular areas to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences through distance education technol…

Funding Source

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $1M
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $10,000

Eligibility

For the purposes of the DEG program, an eligible institution is an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1995 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), that is located in an insular area and that has a demonstrable capacity to carry out teaching and Extension pr…

Dates

Open Date: April 29, 2026
Close Date: June 15, 2026

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