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Higher Education - Institution Challenge Grants Program (Assistance Listing 10.217)
The purpose of the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, under assistance listing 10.217, is to strengthen institutional capacities, including curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, to respond to identified state,...
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- Funder
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (listed as Agriculture, Department Of / National Institute Of Food And Agriculture)
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- $10,128,615 estimated total obligations for FY2026 (all awards, per SAM.gov); per-award amounts vary.
- Where
- United States (federal)
- Eligibility
- Eligible applicant types are set out on the official page. Federal assistance program (Grant); individual funding notices set the dates.
- Sectors
- Education and training, Research and science
- Deadline
- Varies: check the official page for current dates
- Source
- SAM.gov Assistance Listings (10.217)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
- Public organizational contacts on file Unlock full profile / Sign up
From official open data: listed in the official SAM.gov Assistance Listings on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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