USDA-NIFA grant application closes on March 28

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture is offering a grant open from Feb. 8 to March 28.

The grant could provide up to $200,000.

The purpose of this program is 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 technology. The Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG) is a NIFA-administered competitive grants program focused on improving formal, postsecondary agricultural sciences education.