Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA CBGP 005696
Apply for USDA NIFA CBGP 005696
- The USDA-NIFA in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.216.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 16, 2016 and posted on Feb 16, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program is a competitive grant opportunity from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) designed to strengthen the overall capacity of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions and Tuskegee University in the food and agricultural sciences. The core purpose is institutional capacity building, meaning the program is meant to help these universities expand and improve their ability to teach, conduct research, and deliver extension services that support agriculture, communities, and the broader food system.
The program funds projects that enhance teaching, research, and extension, either as separate efforts or as integrated projects that deliberately connect all three. On the teaching side, CBG supports improvements such as curriculum design, development of instructional materials, and faculty development, along with other activities that modernize and strengthen academic programs in food and agricultural sciences. On the research and extension side, it supports needs like studies and experimentation, extension program development, and the systems and support structures that help extension programs operate effectively and reach their audiences. A key emphasis is integration: the initiative explicitly encourages projects that link education, research, and extension so that what is discovered through research can inform teaching and be translated into practical extension programming, creating a reinforcing pipeline from the university to students and into communities.
Applications must align with at least one USDA-NIFA strategic goal area identified in the opportunity. Those strategic goal areas include sustainable bioenergy, food security, childhood obesity prevention, climate change, and food safety. In practice, this means proposals should clearly explain how the proposed capacity-building work (whether focused on teaching, research, extension, or an integrated model) will contribute to progress in at least one of those national priority topics, and how the institution will be stronger and better equipped as a result.
This opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant under CFDA 10.216 and was administered by USDA-NIFA under the funding opportunity number USDA NIFA CBGP 005696. The posting and creation dates were February 16, 2016, and the application deadline for this cycle was March 31, 2016. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) was $600,000. Eligibility is described broadly in the listing as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the program materials, but the description makes clear the program is intended specifically to build capacity at the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions and Tuskegee University, so applicants generally need to fit within that institutional target group as defined in the request for applications (RFA).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program?
The 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program is a competitive grant opportunity administered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). Its purpose is to strengthen the overall teaching, research, and extension capacity of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions and Tuskegee University in the food and agricultural sciences.
What is the main goal of this grant program?
The core goal is institutional capacity building. In practical terms, the program is designed to help eligible universities expand and improve their ability to educate students, conduct research, and deliver extension services that support agriculture, communities, and the broader food system.
Is this a competitive or non-competitive funding opportunity?
This is a competitive grant opportunity, meaning applications are evaluated and selected through a competition process rather than being automatically funded.
Which agency administers this grant?
The grant is administered by USDA-NIFA (the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture).
What types of projects does CBG fund?
The program funds projects that enhance teaching, research, and extension. Projects may focus on one of these areas separately or be designed as integrated projects that intentionally connect teaching, research, and extension activities.
What are examples of teaching-related activities that may be supported?
Teaching capacity improvements mentioned in the opportunity include curriculum design, development of instructional materials, and faculty development, along with other efforts that modernize and strengthen academic programs in the food and agricultural sciences.
What are examples of research and extension activities that may be supported?
On the research side, the opportunity references support for studies and experimentation. On the extension side, it includes extension program development and the systems and support structures needed to operate extension programs effectively and reach their audiences.
Does the program encourage projects that combine teaching, research, and extension?
Yes. A key emphasis is integration. The program explicitly encourages projects that link education, research, and extension so that research informs teaching and is translated into practical extension programming.
Why does the program emphasize integration across teaching, research, and extension?
The opportunity describes an integrated approach as a reinforcing pipeline: research discoveries can inform teaching, and both can be translated into extension activities that deliver practical benefits to communities and stakeholders.
Do proposals need to align with specific USDA-NIFA priorities?
Yes. Applications must align with at least one USDA-NIFA strategic goal area identified in the opportunity.
What USDA-NIFA strategic goal areas are listed for this opportunity?
The strategic goal areas listed are sustainable bioenergy, food security, childhood obesity prevention, climate change, and food safety.
How should an applicant show alignment with a strategic goal area?
Based on the opportunity description, proposals should clearly explain how the capacity-building work (teaching, research, extension, or integrated) contributes to progress in at least one of the listed strategic goal areas and how the institution will be stronger and better equipped as a result.
What is the CFDA number for this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 10.216.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number provided is USDA NIFA CBGP 005696.
What type of grant is this?
This opportunity is described as a discretionary grant.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed for this cycle is $600,000.
When was this funding opportunity posted, and when was it created?
The posting and creation dates listed are February 16, 2016.
What was the application deadline for the cycle described?
The application deadline for this cycle was March 31, 2016.
Who is eligible to apply?
The listing describes eligibility broadly as "Others" and notes that additional clarification is referenced in the program materials. However, the opportunity description makes clear the program is intended specifically to build capacity at the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions and Tuskegee University, so applicants generally need to fit within that institutional target group as defined in the request for applications (RFA).
Does the opportunity allow projects focused only on teaching, only on research, or only on extension?
Yes. The description indicates projects may enhance teaching, research, and extension as separate efforts, or they may be integrated projects connecting all three.
What is meant by "capacity building" in this program?
In the context provided, capacity building refers to strengthening an institution's ability to teach, conduct research, and deliver extension services in the food and agricultural sciences through improvements such as curriculum and instructional resources, faculty development, research studies and experimentation, and extension program development and support structures.
Where are the detailed eligibility rules and requirements defined?
The opportunity notes that further clarification is referenced in the program materials and that the institutional target group is defined in the request for applications (RFA).
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