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Equipment Grants Program (EGP)

Program Information

Popular name

EGP

Program Number

10.519

Program objective

The Equipment Grants Program (EGP) serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs at institutions of higher education, including State Cooperative Extension Systems. The program seeks to strengthen the quality and expand the scope of fundamental and applied research at eligible institutions, by providing them with opportunities to acquire one shared-use piece of equipment/instrument that supports their research, research training, and extension goals and may be too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NIFA grant programs. EGP grants are not intended to replace requests for equipment in individual project applications. The program emphasizes shared-use instrumentation that will enhance the capabilities of researchers, educators, and extension specialists both within and outside the proposing organization.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

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.

Additional program information

  1. 2023

    Number of Applications Received: 100 Number of Awards Made:16

  2. 2024

    Number of Applications Received: 144 Number of Awards Made: 14

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.

NIFA works in partnership with grantees to ensure responsible stewardship of federal funds. Grantees and partners are required to comply with all relevant rules and regulations. The following resources are provided to NIFA’s partners and award recipients to support their adherence to federal regulations governing program performance: 1.) NIFA Federal Regulations page: https://nifa.usda.gov/federal-regulations 2.) NIFA Regulations and Guidelines webpage: https://nifa.usda.gov/regulations-and-guidelines 3.) NIFA Policy Guide: https://nifa.usda.gov/policy-guide 4.) NIFA Award Terms and Conditions page: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/regulations-and-guidelines/terms-conditions 5.) NIFA Grant Application Guide: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/nifa-22-001-nifa-grants-application-guide 6.) NIFA Certifications and Representations page: https://nifa.usda.gov/certifications-and-representations 7.) NIFA Acknowledgment of USDA Support page: https://nifa.usda.gov/acknowledgment-usda-support-nifa 8.) NIFA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Page: https://nifa.usda.gov/foia 9.) National Environmental Policy Act Policy and Guidance page https://nifa.usda.gov/nepa-policy-and-guidance 10.) NIFA Research Misconduct page: https://nifa.usda.gov/research-misconduct 11.) 7 CFR Chapter 34: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-XXXIV 12.) Capacity Program Distribution Schedules: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/capacity-program-distribution-schedules 13.) NIFA’s Competitive Peer-Review Process: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/nifa-peer-review-process-competitive-grant-applications