OpportunityTitle: Tribal Colleges Extension Service Program---2010 Special Emphasis
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This RFA is for 1994 Land Grants who received a 4-year Extension Capacity Grant in 2010 and wish to apply for a new Special Emphasis Grant in 2011. The schools are as follows:    &#149; Blackfeet Community College  &#149; Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College  &#149; Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College  &#149; Little Priest Tribal College  &#149; Navajo Technical College  &#149; Nebraska Indian Community College  &#149; Northwest Indian College  &#149; Oglala Lakota College  &#149; Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College  &#149; Salish Kootenai College  &#149; Sinte Gleska University  &#149; Stone Child College  &#149; Turtle Mountain Community College  &#149; United Tribes Technical College
Description: The purpose of the TCEP is to enable 1994 institutions to deliver science-based, culturally relevant extension education programs designed to address public needs and improve quality of life. The TCEP is intended to be a component of the applicant 1994 institution&apos;s land-grant roadmap or strategic planning process. To the extent practicable, priorities should reflect NIFA&apos;s national critical needs areas: 1) Development of sustainable energy; 2)Increased global food security; 3)Adaptation of agriculture and natural resources to global climate change; 4) Reduction of childhood and adolescent obesity; and 5)Improved food safety. The Tribal Colleges Extension Program-Special Emphasis (TCEP-SE) for fiscal year (FY) 2011 will be to conduct specialized, focused projects as a complement to a full extension department operations.
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GrantorContactText: NIFA Help Desk  &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 202-401-5048  &lt;br/&gt;Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays  &lt;br/&gt;