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Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The NLGCA Program assists eligible institutions in maintaining and expanding their capacity to conduct education, research, and outreach activities related to food, agriculture, and natural resources.
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Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) | NIFA The lifecycle of grants and cooperative agreements consists of four phases: Pre-Award, Award, Post-Award, and Close Out. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is committed to serving its stakeholders, Congress, and the public by using new technologies to advance greater openness.
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Technical Assistance Webinar: The Equipment Grants Program (EGP) The Equipment Grants Program seeks to provide eligible institutions with the opportunity to acquire a shared-use piece of equipment/instrument that supports their research, research training, and extension goals. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides leadership and funding for programs that advance agriculture-related sciences.
Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) The Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) Program supports eligible institutions in maintaining and expanding their capacity to conduct education, research, and outreach activities relating to food, agriculture, and natural resources.
The goals of the NLGCA program are to: strengthen the capacity of NLGCA Institutions to develop infrastructure to carry out agricultural research, teaching and outreach activities enhance the ability of faculty members to engage in agricultural professional development opportunities increase the number and quality of qualified graduates entering the food and agricultural workforce.
The NLGCA program supports the economic vitality of rural communities by funding new degree programs in food, agriculture, and renewable resources sciences that emphasize new and emerging employment opportunities. NLGCA Certification Requirement Non-Land-grant institutions must first be certified by the NLGCA program to be eligible to apply for NLGCA program funds.
To be eligible for this program, an institution must satisfy the requirements for NLGCA designation, request the designation, and be certified by NIFA. Please visit the NLGCA Eligibility Flow Chart resource to determine whether an institution is eligible for consideration as a NLGCA, as defined in the 2018 Farm Bill. The request for designation form can be found on the Request for NLGCA Designation resource page.
To view a list of certified NLGCA Institutions, visit the NLGCA List . Applications may only be submitted by a NIFA-certified Non-Land-grant College of Agriculture designated as such at the time of application. Applicants may collaborate with and make subawards to organizations not eligible to apply to this grants program, providing such organizations are necessary for completing project objectives.
See Part III, A. Eligibility of the NOFO for all eligibility requirements. Update to Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities and McIntire-Stennis Eligibility Section 7102 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 amended the definition of NLGCA.
This definition no longer excludes Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges or universities and McIntire-Stennis colleges and universities. Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program The NLGCA Program, under assistance listing number 10.
326, will assist NLGCA institutions in maintaining and expanding their capacity to conduct education, research, outreach, and integrated activities relating to agriculture, renewable resources, and other similar disciplines. NLGCA institutions...
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Applications may only be submitted by a NIFA-certified Non-Land-grant College of Agriculture designated as such at the time of application. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) are due November 10, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) is funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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