Special Needs Program is a competitive grants program to State Extension Services at 1862 Land-Grant Institutions to support innovative, education-based approaches to addressing emergency preparedness and specific responses related to natural and man-made disasters.
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:Smith-Lever Special Needs Funding
Additional Information of Eligibility:Applications may be submitted with the approval of Extension Directors of 1862 Land-grant Institutions in the 50 states, American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands.
Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.
An applicant?s failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline will result in CSREES not accepting the application or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude CSREES from making an award.
Full Opportunity Web Address:http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/smithleverspecialneeds.cfmContact: CSREES Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048
Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET.
Agency Email Description: CSREES Help Desk
Agency Email: electronic@csrees.usda.gov
Date Posted: 2009-03-20
Application Due Date: 2009-05-26
Archive Date: 2010-02-17