Higher Education – Graduate Fellowships Grant Program/Graduate Research Opportunities for Minority Students (Minorities and Retirement Security Program)

Higher Education – Graduate Fellowships Grant Program

Website:

http://www.nifa.usda.gov/

Regional or Local Office:

None.

Headquarters Office:

USDA, NIFA, National Program Leader, Institute of Youth, Family, and Community, Division of Community and Education, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 2250, , Washington , District of Columbia 20250-2250 Phone: (202) 720-2324 Fax: (202) 720-2030

Institution Challenge, Multicultural Scholars & Graduate Fellowships Grant Program Graduate Fellowships [Formerly: National Needs Fellowship NFF]

Authorization (040):

Section 7106 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-246) amends the legislative authority for this program contained in Section 1417 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (NARETPA) (99 Stat. 1548; 7 U.S.C. 3152) to include the University of the District of Columbia as an eligible applicant. , 7 U.S.C 3152.

Objectives (050):

The purpose of the NNF Grants Program is to train students for Master’s and/or doctoral degrees and provide additional postdoctoral training for Fellows who have completed their doctoral degrees at colleges and universities that have demonstrable teaching and research competencies in the food and agricultural sciences. Fellowships and IRTA awards are specifically intended to support traineeship programs that encourage outstanding students to pursue and complete their degrees or obtain postdoctoral training in areas where there is a national need for the development of scientific and professional expertise in the food and agricultural sciences. Fellowships and IRTA awards invest in graduate training and relevant international experiential learning for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the USDA.

 

 

Eligibility Requirements (080)

Applicant Eligibility (081):

Proposals may be submitted by all U.S. colleges and universities that confer a master's or doctoral degree in at least one area of the food and agricultural sciences targeted for national needs fellowships. As defined in Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3103), the terms "college" and "university" mean "an educational institution in any State which: (a) Admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate; (b) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; (c) provides an educational program for which a bachelor's degree or any other higher degree is awarded; (d) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and (e) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association." Eligibility also applies to research foundations maintained by eligible colleges or universities.

Beneficiary Eligibility (082):

Funds awarded in this program are used to support the training of graduate students to obtain either a master's or doctoral degree in one of the targeted specializations of the food and agricultural sciences.

Credentials/Documentation (083):

No Credentials or documentation are required. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program

https://www.cfda.gov/index?s=program&mode=form&tab=step1&id=53e40ef79e1d20d6dc6ba22cea8d264e



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Authorization (040):

Social Security Act, Part 1110(a), 42 U.S.C 1310(a).

 

 

Headquarters Office (152):

Nalini Lamba-Nieves Institutional Service
Higher Education Programs
Office of Postsecondary Education
1990 K St. NW, Room 6062, Washington , District of Columbia 20006 Email: Nalini.Lamba-Nieves@ed.gov Phone: 202-502-7562

Regional or Local Office:

None.

Headquarters Office:

Nalini Lamba-Nieves Institutional Service
Higher Education Programs
Office of Postsecondary Education
1990 K St. NW, Room 6062, Washington , District of Columbia 20006 Email: Nalini.Lamba-Nieves@ed.gov Phone: 202-502-7562

 

Objectives (050):

To support competitive post-graduate grants to apprentice scholars at selected minority-serving graduate institutions in the area of retirement security (financial literacy, personal savings, labor force planning, spending patterns, personal debt, etc.) for low- to moderate-income individuals

 

General Information

Assistance Types:

B - PROJECT GRANTS/B - Project Grants

Applicant Eligibilty:

36-Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)/ 42-Higher Education (includes Research)

Beneficiary Eligibilty:

44 - Graduate Student, 45 - Scientist/Researchers, 98 - Education (13+)

 

 

Eligibility Requirements (080)

Applicant Eligibility (081):

Eligible institutions include institutions of higher education (IHE) grantees receiving grants from the Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGIs) program; the Master's Degrees Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); the Promoting Postbaccalaureat Opportunities for Hispanic Americans program; and the Predominantly Black Institutions programs.

Beneficiary Eligibility (082):

Researchers and graduate students researching retirement security will benefit.

Credentials/Documentation (083):

Applicants must provide evidence of being grantees from the programs listed under the eligible applicant section. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.