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

USDA-NIFA-ERA Posted USDA-NIFA-CSPECA-32938

Description

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.

Eligibility

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).
Actions
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Funding Details
Award Floor
$10,000.00
Award Ceiling
$150,000.00
Total Estimated Funding
$750,000.00
Expected Awards
10
Key Dates
Posted
July 8, 2026
Closes
July 27, 2026
Archive Date
August 31, 2026
Agency Information
Agency Name
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA
Agency Code
USDA-NIFA-ERA
Funding Instrument
Other