Sun Grant Program
The purpose of this program is to provide a consortium of universities made up of a university from each of the sun grant regions and subcenter region (see Part III, A for regions) with a grant to support a North-Central, Southeastern, South-Central, Western, and Northeastern Sun Grant Center and a Western
Insular Pacific Subcenter.
A Sun Grant Center or Subcenter will use 75 percent of grant funds to provide competitive grants within each region that are multi-institutional and integrated, multistate research, extension, and education programs on technology development and technology implementation and address bioenergy, biomass, or bioproducts research priorities.
A Sun Grant Center or Subcenter will use 75 percent of grant funds to provide competitive grants within each region that are multi-institutional and integrated, multistate research, extension, and education programs on technology development and technology implementation and address bioenergy, biomass, or bioproducts research priorities.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $2,500,000
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $2,500,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Sun Grant Program
Additional Information of Eligibility:
See Part III, A of the RFA.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/sungrant.html
Contact:
NIFA 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@nifa.usda.gov
Date Posted:
2014-06-09
Application Due Date:
2014-07-09
Archive Date:
2014-08-08
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