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Federal Closing soon GRANTS-GOV-363109

Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program

National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA (USDA) · Competitive grant · Science & Technology

At a glance

Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program is a federal competitive grant from National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA for the science & technology sector. Funding is $10K–$150K. Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Applications may only be submitted by: (1) public secondary schools 20 U.S.C. 7801(45), (2) public or private nonprofit junior a. The application deadline is July 27, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.

Amount
$10K–$150K
Deadline
Jul 27, 2026
Type
Competitive
Status
Closing soon

About this program

The purpose of the SPECA program is to award grants to; enhance curricula in agricultural education, increase faculty teaching competencies, interest young people in pursuing higher education in order to prepare for scientific and professional careers in the food and agricultural sciences, promote the incorporation of agriscience and agribusiness subject matter into other instructional programs, particularly classes in science, business, and consumer education, facilitate joint initiatives by the grant recipient with other secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate degree, and institutions of higher education that award a bachelor's degree to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve agriscience and agribusiness education, support other initiatives designed to meet local, State, regional, or national needs related to promoting excellence in agriscience and agribusiness education; and support current agriculture in the classroom programs for grades K–12.

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Applications may only be submitted by: (1) public secondary schools 20 U.S.C. 7801(45), (2) public or private nonprofit junior and community colleges, (3) institutions of higher education (20 U.S.C. 1001), or (4) nonprofit organizations (Attach IRS 501(c)(3) status under R&R 'Other Project Information' Field 12 Other Attachments).

How to apply

Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number USDA-NIFA-CSPECA-32938. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.

Apply at official source