Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA OP 006554
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is offering a discretionary grant opportunity for fiscal year 2018 to support the Food and Agriculture Education Information System (FAEIS). The purpose of the award is to maintain and operate a national information system that tracks key education and workforce indicators across the food and agricultural sciences. In practical terms, the project is about keeping a centralized, reliable database that helps the country understand who is being trained in Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences (FANH) fields, what degrees they are earning, what faculty resources exist to teach them, and how graduates move into employment.
FAEIS functions as a comprehensive, nationwide database that collects information on a voluntary basis from degree-granting colleges and universities. The system compiles student enrollment data and degrees awarded across all levels (associate through graduate/professional levels as applicable), and it breaks those data down by demographic categories such as gender and race, along with other relevant classifications. Beyond student and degree data, FAEIS also gathers information related to graduate placement, which helps illuminate employment outcomes and workforce pipelines in FANH disciplines. Another significant component is the collection of faculty salary information, organized by academic rank and discipline, which supports broader analysis of faculty capacity, hiring needs, and compensation patterns within these fields.
Eligibility for submitting an application is limited and tied to statutory language referenced as 7 U.S.C. 3318(c). The opportunity is open to specific types of entities, including colleges and universities (and junior colleges that offer associate degrees or higher), university research foundations, other research institutions and organizations, federal agencies, national laboratories, and private organizations or corporations. NIFA emphasizes that applicants must meet eligibility requirements by the application deadline; failing to do so can lead to the application being removed from consideration or, even if reviewed, make it legally impossible for NIFA to issue an award.
Administratively, this opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number USDA NIFA OP 006554 and is associated with CFDA number 10.200. It is categorized as a grant under the Agriculture funding activity area. The posting indicates an award ceiling of $220,000. The original closing date for applications was June 28, 2018, and the opportunity record was created on April 26, 2018. Overall, the grant is designed to ensure the ongoing availability of a consistent national dataset that supports planning, policy analysis, and decision-making related to education capacity and workforce development in the food and agricultural sciences.Apply for USDA NIFA OP 006554
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Food and Agricultural Education Information System" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.200.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-04-26.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-06-28. (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 $220,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
This is a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) discretionary grant opportunity for fiscal year 2018 to support the Food and Agriculture Education Information System (FAEIS).
What is the main purpose of the FAEIS grant?
The purpose of the award is to maintain and operate a national information system that tracks key education and workforce indicators across the food and agricultural sciences. In practice, it supports the ongoing operation of a centralized database that helps the country understand education capacity and workforce development in Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences (FANH) fields.
What is FAEIS?
FAEIS is a comprehensive, nationwide database that collects information (on a voluntary basis) from degree-granting colleges and universities. It compiles data on student enrollment, degrees awarded, graduate placement, and faculty salary information relevant to FANH disciplines.
What does FANH stand for in this opportunity?
FANH refers to Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences.
What kinds of data does FAEIS collect about students?
FAEIS compiles student enrollment data and degrees awarded across all levels, from associate degrees through graduate/professional levels (as applicable). The data are broken down by demographic categories such as gender and race, along with other relevant classifications.
Does FAEIS include information about degrees awarded?
Yes. FAEIS compiles degrees awarded across all levels (associate through graduate/professional levels as applicable).
Does FAEIS track demographic information?
Yes. The information indicates that data are broken down by demographic categories such as gender and race, along with other relevant classifications.
Does the system include employment or workforce outcomes?
Yes. FAEIS gathers information related to graduate placement, which helps illuminate employment outcomes and workforce pipelines in FANH disciplines.
What faculty-related information does FAEIS collect?
FAEIS collects faculty salary information organized by academic rank and discipline. This supports analysis of faculty capacity, hiring needs, and compensation patterns within FANH fields.
Is participation by colleges and universities mandatory?
No. The database collects information on a voluntary basis from degree-granting colleges and universities.
Why is this grant important or how is the data used?
The grant is designed to ensure the ongoing availability of a consistent national dataset that supports planning, policy analysis, and decision-making related to education capacity and workforce development in the food and agricultural sciences.
Who is offering the funding?
The funding is offered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
Is this a discretionary grant?
Yes. The opportunity is described as a discretionary grant opportunity.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is USDA NIFA OP 006554.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 10.200.
What is the funding activity area/category?
It is categorized as a grant under the Agriculture funding activity area.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The posting indicates an award ceiling of $220,000.
When was the opportunity record created?
The opportunity record was created on April 26, 2018.
What was the application closing date listed in the posting?
The original closing date for applications was June 28, 2018.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited and tied to statutory language referenced as 7 U.S.C. 3318(c). The opportunity is open to specific types of entities, including:
- Colleges and universities (and junior colleges that offer associate degrees or higher)
- University research foundations
- Other research institutions and organizations
- Federal agencies
- National laboratories
- Private organizations or corporations
What is the legal/statutory reference for eligibility?
Eligibility is tied to statutory language referenced as 7 U.S.C. 3318(c).
What does NIFA say about meeting eligibility requirements by the deadline?
NIFA emphasizes that applicants must meet eligibility requirements by the application deadline. If an applicant does not meet eligibility requirements by the deadline, the application can be removed from consideration or, even if reviewed, it may be legally impossible for NIFA to issue an award.
What types of institutions are specifically mentioned as participating data providers for FAEIS?
The system collects information on a voluntary basis from degree-granting colleges and universities. The eligibility language also references colleges and universities and junior colleges that offer associate degrees or higher.
What does the funded project do in practical terms?
In practical terms, the project keeps a centralized, reliable database that helps the country understand who is being trained in FANH fields, what degrees they are earning, what faculty resources exist to teach them, and how graduates move into employment.
What indicators does FAEIS track?
The opportunity describes FAEIS as tracking key education and workforce indicators across the food and agricultural sciences, including student enrollment, degrees awarded, demographic breakdowns, graduate placement, and faculty salary data by rank and discipline.
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