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

USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

TraditionalTraining & capacity

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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Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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