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Research Facilities Act Program
The purpose of the Research Facilities Act Program (RFAP) is to assist qualifying institutions with the costs related to constructing, purchasing, updating, renovating, or modifying agricultural research buildings to conduct research in the areas of agriculture and food sciences.
The proposed
agricultural research facility must expand the institution's capacity for long-term impactful research and must be the result of thorough strategic planning.
Awards may be used to fund the construction of buildings or sites for agricultural research facilities or other facilities that store agricultural research experimental samples or specimens, as well as the purchase of real estate or durable equipment.
Activities might include, but are not limited to:Evaluating infrastructure and sitesConceptual planning and design for a newly constructed, restored, or rebuilt structure or placeCreating construction plans and schematics for the facility or site that is being built, restored, or rebuilt.Building, restoring, or remodeling a facility or location.Investing in and putting in permanent equipment for research monitoring and safeguarding samples and specimens.Investing in and putting in essential building systems like electricity, climate control, security, life safety, lighting, utilities, telecommunications, and energy management.
The proposed
agricultural research facility must expand the institution's capacity for long-term impactful research and must be the result of thorough strategic planning.
Awards may be used to fund the construction of buildings or sites for agricultural research facilities or other facilities that store agricultural research experimental samples or specimens, as well as the purchase of real estate or durable equipment.
Activities might include, but are not limited to:Evaluating infrastructure and sitesConceptual planning and design for a newly constructed, restored, or rebuilt structure or placeCreating construction plans and schematics for the facility or site that is being built, restored, or rebuilt.Building, restoring, or remodeling a facility or location.Investing in and putting in permanent equipment for research monitoring and safeguarding samples and specimens.Investing in and putting in essential building systems like electricity, climate control, security, life safety, lighting, utilities, telecommunications, and energy management.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $1,900,000
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $1,900,000
Who's Eligible
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Research Facilities Act Program
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligibility RequirementsApplicants for the RFAP must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA.
Applicants must be eligible to receive funds under a capacity and infrastructure program(as defined in section 7 U.S.C.
6971(f)(1)(C)).
Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award.
For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.Applications may be submitted by:1.
1994 Land-Grant Institutions2.
State Agricultural Experiment Stations3.
1862 Land-Grant Institutions4.
Accredited school or college of veterinary medicine or State Agricultural Experiment Station that conducts animal health and disease research in accordance with section with section 1433(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3195)5.
1890 Land-Grant Institutions6.
Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU) as defined in 7 U.S.C.
31037.
Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) - Institutions satisfying the eligibility requirements for NLGCA designation.8.
Insular Area Institutions-Institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1995 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a))9.
Institutions eligible for "McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act" (16 U.S.C.
582a et seq.)10.
Other entities eligible to receive funds under a capacity and infrastructure program (as defined in section 6971(f)(1)(C)).
See Appendix IV under capacity and infrastructure programs
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/research-facilities-act-program
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Date Posted:
2024-01-26
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Archive Date:
2024-04-28
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