Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas

Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas

The purpose of the DEG program, under assistance listing number 10.322, 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. Projects funded by the DEG program support the creation, adaptation, and adoption of learning materials and teaching strategies to operationalize best practices for student learning. DEG-funded projects must also focus on imparting both technical knowledge as well as employability skills like communication, teamwork, and problem solving.

Details

• Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Department: Department of Agriculture
• Opportunity #: USDA-NIFA-RIGP-011716
• Total Funding: $1,000,000
• Expected Awards: 5
• Instrument: grant

Eligibility

For the purposes of the DEG program, an eligible institution is an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1995 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), that is located in an insular area and that has a demonstrable capacity to carry out teaching and Extension programs in the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences. All public or nonprofit two-year and four-year accredited institutions of higher education that offer certificate/degree programs in food and agricultural sciences are eligible. Individual Land-grant Colleges and Universities, and other institutions that have secured Land-grant status through Federal legislation, and which are located in insular areas are automatically eligible for awards under the DEG grant program as direct individual applicants.The eight insular areas are as follows:1. American Samoa2. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands3. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico4. The Federated States of Micronesia5.