Higher Education Challenge Grants Program

Name of Grant: Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program

Sponsor: USDA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Amount: $30,000 – $750,000

Important Dates: 

• Application available: Oct 16, 2020
• Application close: Mar 18, 2021

Application: Click to APPLY or LEARN MORE.

Projects supported by the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program will: (1) address a state, regional, national, or international educational need; (2) involve a creative or non-traditional approach toward addressing that need that can serve as a model to others; (3) encourage and facilitate better working relationships in the university science and education community, as well as between universities and the private sector, to enhance program quality and supplement available resources; and (4) result in benefits that will likely transcend the project duration and USDA support.

For more information contact Siva Sureshwaran.