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To assist the NLGCA Institutions in maintaining and expanding their capacity to conduct education, research, and outreach 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/extension 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 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/extension and integrated activities by providing matching funds to leverage grant resources 4. 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 c. the development of graduate assistantships.
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: Actual applications received were 50 compared to 37 in FY 2015.
Nineteen (19) of the 50 applications were funded due to availability of funds, as follows: 1 Conference Planning; 10 Regular; 6 Joint; and 2 LCI projects.
Actual applications received were 50 compared to 37 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016.
Nineteen (19) of the 50 applications were funded due to availability of funds ($4,789,875) and based on Peer Panel review and recommendations as follows: One (1) Conference Planning; Ten (10) Regular; Six (6) Joint; and Two (2) Large Scale Initiative projects.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Congressional Appropriations of $5 million for this program were late and as such, the Request for Applications was posted in May with a September 15, 2017, closing date. It is anticipated that we will receive at least 50 applications in this Fiscal Year. A peer review panel will convene late fall 2017. We anticipate $4,795,500 being available for awards.
In FY 2018 the program received 54 applications for received for consideration $5,000,000 was appropriated for these programs
The amount available for awards was $ 4,737,638 after legislatively mandated set-asides.
The funding rate was 31%
17 projects were awarded:
This program’s Request for Applications (RFA) was delayed because of the 2018 Farm Bill mandated changes to NLGCA institutional eligibility.
The FY 2019 RFA was published and proposals are due October 1, 2019
Approximately 54 applications, and 17 awards are anticipated. $5 million has been appropriated for this program.
The amount available for awards is $ 4,700,000 after legislatively mandated set-asides.
This program is subject to congressional budget approval for FY 2020.
If funding is provided, it is anticipated that the number of proposals received and projects awarded will be similar to prior years.
Pertinent information will be provided by Program at a future date.
22 awards from 48 accepted proposals (46%)
21 awards from 42 accepted proposals (50%)
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.
