The Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to:
(a) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in agriscience and agribusiness in order to help ensure the existence in the
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United States of a qualified workforce to serve the food and agricultural sciences system; and (b) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences in order to advance excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and agricultural sciences.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants
Additional Information of Eligibility:Applications may be submitted by eligible public secondary schools, public or private, nonprofit junior or community colleges, and nonprofit organizations.
IMPORTANT! See RFA for specific eligibility requirements.
Full Opportunity Web Address:http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/sec_challenge.htmlContact: CSREES Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048
Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
Agency Email Description: If you have any questions related to preparing application content
Agency Email: electronic@csrees.usda.gov
Date Posted: 2009-09-25
Application Due Date: 2010-01-15
Archive Date: 2010-02-16