Distance Education Grants (DEG) Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas

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Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Distance Education Grants (DEG) for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Applications may only be submitted by an Eligible Institution.

For the purposes of the DEG program, an eligible institution means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1995 (20 U.S.C.

1001(a)), that is located in an Insular Area and that has a demonstrable capacity to carry out teaching and extension programs in the food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences.

All public or non-profit 2yr and 4yr accredited institutions of higher education that offer certificate/degree programs in food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences are eligible.

Individual land-grant colleges and universities, and other institutions that have secured land-grant status through Federal legislation, and which are located in Insular Areas are automatically eligible for awards under the DEG program.

The eight insular areas are the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.

Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/distance-education-grants-institutions-higher-education-insular-areas-deg

Contact:
NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048electronic@nifa.usda.gov 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:
2016-02-16

Application Due Date:
2016-04-07

Archive Date:
2016-05-07