Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA NLGCA 006540
The Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), administered through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The program is designed to strengthen the institutional capacity of eligible non-land grant colleges of agriculture so they can build more competitive programs and increase their success in securing external funding, especially federal grant support. The core idea is to help these institutions expand and improve what they can do in agriculture-related education, research, and outreach by investing in people, tools, and practical support systems that make future projects more competitive and impactful.
Funding under NLGCA is meant to help institutions position themselves to compete more effectively for grants and other funding sources that support priority issues at the national, regional, state, and local levels. That includes activities across education, research, and extension-style outreach that address real-world concerns tied to agriculture, renewable resources, and related community needs. Beyond simply supporting internal capacity, the program also emphasizes getting useful information out to stakeholders. Grant funds can be used to disseminate knowledge related to priority concerns to agricultural and renewable resource communities, the broader public, and other interested organizations or groups. Another important purpose is to increase participation and collaboration around these priority activities by using matching support as a way to leverage and stretch grant dollars, encouraging stakeholders and partners to join in and contribute.
Allowable uses of funds include practical investments that improve an institution's long-term capability. This includes purchasing or otherwise acquiring equipment and other forms of infrastructure, with a clear restriction that the funds cannot be used for altering, repairing, renovating, or constructing buildings. In addition to equipment and infrastructure, the program supports professional growth and development for faculty, recognizing that institutional capacity depends heavily on faculty expertise, leadership, and the ability to design and deliver strong programs. The opportunity also allows for the development of graduate assistantships, which can both strengthen research and teaching capacity and help build a pipeline of trained professionals aligned with agriculture and renewable resource priorities.
Administratively, this opportunity is listed as USDA NIFA NLGCA 006540 and falls under CFDA number 10.326 in the agriculture funding activity category. The funding instrument is a grant, and the opportunity category is discretionary. The award ceiling is $750,000, with an expected 28 awards. The original posting date was March 13, 2018, and the original closing date was May 25, 2018. Eligibility is indicated as "Others," with additional eligibility details typically provided in the full announcement under a dedicated eligibility section, which is where applicants would confirm whether their institution qualifies as an NLGCA institution under the program's definitions and requirements.
In practical terms, the NLGCA program is best understood as a capacity-building investment rather than a narrow project-only grant. It targets the foundational needs that help institutions do more and do it better over time: improving competitiveness for outside funding, strengthening program delivery in education and research, expanding outreach and information sharing, building partnerships through matching leverage, equipping departments with needed tools (without funding building construction or renovations), developing faculty capability, and supporting graduate assistants who contribute to the institution's mission and long-term workforce development.Apply for USDA NIFA NLGCA 006540
- The Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.326.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 13, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 25, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 28 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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