OpportunityTitle: Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: A. Eligible Applicants  Applications may only be submitted by eligible institutions as described below. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration.  Institutions receiving a grant under this program are eligible to receive DEG grants in subsequent years. Receiving a grant under any other authority does not affect eligibility for this DEG grants program.  Each faculty recipient of support for developmental activities must be an &#8220;eligible participant&#8221; please refer to: 7 CFR 3430, Competitive and Noncompetitive Non-formula Financial Assistance Programs--General Award Administrative Provisions, for applicable definitions for this NIFA grant program.
Description: The purpose of this program is to strengthen the capacity of Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences through distance education technology. The Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG) is a NIFA-administered competitive grants program focused on improving formal, postsecondary agricultural sciences education.
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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