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Institution Challenge, Multicultural Scholars & Graduate Fellowships Grant Program (Graduate Fellowships) [Formerly: National Needs Fellowship (NFF)]
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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.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
For FY 2016: Approximately 40 applications, and 13 awards are anticipated. Actual data is not yet available. Pertinent details to be provided by Program at a future date.
In FY 2016, 89 applications were received for consideration.
The success rate was ~15.7%.
Fourteen proposals were funded, yielding a total of 22 masters-level fellowships, and 28 doctoral-level fellowships.
Applications addressed the following Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas: (1) Animal Production (2) Plant Production (3) Forest Resources (4) Agricultural Education and Communication (5) Agricultural Management and Economics (6) Food Science, Human Nutrition and Human Sciences (7) Agricultural Biosecurity (8) Integrative Biosciences for Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems.
In FY 2017, 101 applications were received for consideration.
The success rate was ~13.9%.
Fourteen proposals were funded, yielding a total of 9 masters-level fellowships, and 33 doctoral-level fellowships.
Applications addressed the following Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas: (1) Animal Production (2) Plant Production (3) Forest Resources (4) Agricultural Education and Communication (5) Agricultural Management and Economics (6) Food Science, Human Nutrition and Human Sciences (7) Agricultural Biosecurity (8) Integrative Biosciences for Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems.
In FY 2018, 81 applications were received for consideration.
The success rate was 17.3%.
The amount available for awards was $3,046,422.
Fourteen proposals were funded, yielding a total of 34 masters-level fellowships, and 20 doctoral-level fellowships.
Applications addressed the following Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas: (1) Animal Production (2) Plant Production (3) Forest Resources (4) Agricultural Education and Communication (5) Agricultural Management and Economics (6) Food Science, Human Nutrition and Human Sciences (7) Agricultural Biosecurity (8) Data Science
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2019:
The amount available for awards was $3,043,550.
Approximately 100 applications, and 14 awards are anticipated. Actual data is not yet available. Pertinent details to be provided by Program at a future date
Pertinent details to be provided by program at a future date.
49 applications received and 13 awards made.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
