Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
Funding Amount
$150K – $750K
Deadline
October 15, 2026
21 days left
Number of Awards
36
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
The purpose of HEC, under assistance listing 10.217, is to strengthen institutional capacities, including curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, and student recruitment and retention. The HEC program is focused on developing and improving formal master’s or doctorate degree-level food and agricultural sciences education and first professional degree-level education in veterinary medicine, such as a doctorate in veterinary medicine (DVM).
Eligibility
Eligibility Requirements
Land-grant Institutions and other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences and confer a graduate degree in at least one discipline or area of food and agricultural sciences are eligible to apply. Institutions offering degrees should be accredited by an agency or association recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Research foundations maintained by an eligible college or university are eligible.
Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply, provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.
Individuals are not eligible to apply for these grants to support their own graduate education.
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
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