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Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program

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The Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) Program, administered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under assistance listing 10.326, provides competitive funding to help certified NLGCA institutions expand their capacity for education, research, and outreach in agriculture and renewable resources. For fiscal year 2026, the program has an anticipated total funding pool of approximately 5.7 million dollars, with average award ranges between 30,000 and 750,000 dollars. Specifically, planning activities or workshops are capped between 25,000 and 30,000 dollars. Eligible funds may be used for acquiring equipment and infrastructure, supporting faculty professional development, creating graduate assistantships, and leveraging matching funds to compete for other federal grants. Applications must be submitted via Grants.gov by November 10, 2026. To be eligible, institutions must be NIFA-certified NLGCAs, with those certified prior to December 21, 2018, required to reapply under current criteria. The evaluation process consists of an administrative screening followed by a scientific peer review focusing on the project's potential to advance the quality of education, research, or outreach. Key requirements include a project narrative not exceeding 25 pages, a data management plan, and a leadership development component for education applications. Projects must align with USDA Secretary's Memorandum 1078-020 regarding departmental research and development priorities and maintain strict research integrity policies.

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USDA NIFA grants up to 750,000 dollars for certified NLGCA agriculture capacity building.

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Department Of Agriculture → National Institute Of Food And Agriculture

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923110 - Administration of Education Programs

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USDA-NIFA-NLGCA-011938 FY 2026 NOFO

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AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → National Institute Of Food And Agriculture
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Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → National Institute Of Food And Agriculture
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The NLGCA Program, under assistance listing number 10.326, will assist NLGCA institutions in maintaining and expanding their capacity to conduct education, research, outreach, and integrated activities relating to agriculture, renewable resources, and other similar disciplines. NLGCA institutions may use the funds to maintain and expand capacity: 

1. to successfully compete for funds from Federal grants and other sources to carry out educational, research, outreach, and integrated activities that address priority concerns of national, regional, State, and local interest;

2. to disseminate information relating to priority concerns to: 

a. interested members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and other relevant communities;

b. the public; and

c. any other interested entity;

3. to encourage members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and other relevant communities to participate in priority education, research, outreach, and integrated activities by providing matching funds to leverage grant resources, and through: 

a. the purchase or other acquisition of equipment and other infrastructure (not including alteration, repair, renovation, or construction of buildings);

b. the professional growth and development of the faculty of the NLGCA Institution; and

c. the development of graduate assistantships. 

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