1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants

Objective

The 1890 CBG Program, under Assistance Listing Number 10.216, is designed specifically to build the institutional teaching, research, and Extension capacities of the eligible institutions through cooperative programs with Federal and non-Federal entities. The 1890 CBG Program is designed to achieve three major goals: 1. Advance the professional workforce by attracting and educating students in the food and agricultural sciences 2. Strengthen linkages among the 1890 Universities, other colleges and universities, USDA, other Federal agencies, and private industry 3. Enhance and strengthen the quality of teaching/education, research, and extension programs at the 1890 Universities to establish them as full partners in the U.S. food and agricultural sciences higher education system

Who Can Apply

• U.S. Federal Government
• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Nonprofit Organization
• Other

The 1890 land-grant institutions and Tuskegee University. The 1890 land-Grant Institutions are: Alabama A&M University; Alcorn State University; University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Delaware State University; Florida A&M University; Fort Valley State University; Kentucky State University; Lincoln University (MO); Langston University; University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; North Carolina A&T State University; Prairie View A&M University; South Carolina State University; Southern University and A&M College; Tennessee State University; Virginia State University; and West Virginia State College.

Who Benefits

• U.S. Federal Government
• Education Professional
• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Nonprofit Organization
• Other

The seventeen 1890 land-grant institutions and Tuskegee University, non-1890 academic institutions, private industry, the Department of Agriculture, and other public institutions/organizations

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

Rizana.Mahroof1@usda.gov
803-465-3980