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

Objective

The Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to: (a) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in the food and agriculture sciences in order to help ensure the existence of a workforce in the United States that's qualified to serve the food and agriculture sciences system; and (b) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the food and agriculture sciences in order to advance excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and agriculture sciences.

Who Can Apply

• State
• Other
• Nonprofit Organization

(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

Who Benefits

• Other

-Private nonprofit institution/organization -Quasi-public nonprofit organization -State -Public nonprofit institution/organization -Other public institution/organization

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

christopher.green@usda.gov
856-328-7396