{"id":21396,"date":"2026-10-09T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/?p=21396"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T22:16:00","slug":"limited-submission-opportunity-usda-nifa-hsi-education-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/2026\/10\/09\/limited-submission-opportunity-usda-nifa-hsi-education-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Limited Submission Opportunity: USDA NIFA HSI Education Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"
Our Research Development Office (RDO) has identified a limited-submission opportunity that could align well with SEHD faculty expertise and interests, and whose competitive pool is limited to Hispanic-Serving Institutions.<\/div>\n
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Please reach out to RDO by emailing Jordan.Farrar@ucdenver.edu<\/a> and research@ucdenver.edu<\/a> for more information and development assistance. \u00a0If you are interested in leading the educational component, RDO can help find potential collaborators across campus that could fill in any gaps. They will also direct other faculty across Campus to loop in SEHD if they want to pursue this.<\/div>\n
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USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)<\/u><\/b> FY2026 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program<\/b><\/u><\/div>\n
Supports innovative education, experiential learning, applied research training, and community development initiatives that prepare students for careers in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH)<\/b>.<\/div>\n
This opportunity may be particularly relevant to CU Denver faculty developing interdisciplinary educational programs, student research experiences, workforce pathways, or community partnerships related to food systems, water, environmental sustainability, climate resilience, nutrition, and agricultural technology.<\/div>\n
Limited Submission<\/b>: CU Denver\/Anschutz may submit up to FIVE regular or collaborative proposals. <\/b>Have faculty express their interest with the Limited Submission Team by e-mailing them directly at \u00a0limited.submissions@cuanschutz.edu<\/a>. Listing will be posted soon at Limited Submission | Research Development and Strategy<\/a>. Internal LSO due date pending.<\/b><\/div>\n
Key Funding Information<\/b><\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deadline:<\/b> December 3, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (3:00 p.m. Mountain).<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Funding:<\/b> Approximately $30.6 million available nationally.<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Award types:<\/b> Standard Grants ($200,000\u2013$400,000); Collaboration Grants ($450,000\u2013$1.2 million); and potential Bridge Grants ($100,000\u2013$200,000).<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Project duration:<\/b> 48 months.<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cost sharing:<\/b> Not required.<\/div>\n
Potential SEHD Areas of Alignment: <\/b>(Bilingual educational pathways, STEM learning, student mentoring, Latino family\/community engagement)<\/div>\n
Important Proposal Considerations<\/b><\/div>\n
This is primarily an education and workforce development opportunity<\/b>, rather than a traditional research grant. Proposals should demonstrate clear FANH career connections, measurable student learning and workforce outcomes, and meaningful experiential learning or community engagement.<\/div>\n
The NOFO also includes several important requirements:<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Institutional submission limit:<\/b> Five Standard\/Collaboration applications per institution, making early coordination important.<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Collaboration Grants:<\/b> Require at least two eligible HSIs and must support education projects, including a minimum of 25 students recruited, enrolled, retained, and graduated during the four-year project.<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Required elements:<\/b> Leadership development in education projects, a mentoring plan, a data management plan, and an institutional HSI eligibility certification. RDO can assist with securing this certification letter!<\/b><\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Budget considerations:<\/b> Indirect costs are limited to 30% of total federal funds awarded, including subawards.<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Program alignment:<\/b> Proposals should address USDA priorities and benefit the broader student population; participation cannot be improperly restricted by race or ethnicity.<\/div>\n
Program resources:<\/b><\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NIFA Program Page<\/a><\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FY2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our Research Development Office (RDO) has identified a limited-submission opportunity that could align well with SEHD faculty expertise and interests, and whose competitive pool is limited to Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Please reach out to RDO by emailing Jordan.Farrar@ucdenver.edu and research@ucdenver.edu for more information and development assistance. \u00a0If you are interested in leading the educational component, RDO […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,266],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-of-interest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21396"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21397,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21396\/revisions\/21397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}