Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture- Award range
- $30K – $750K
- Closes
- Nov 10, 2026
- Who can apply
- Others (see notice)
Assistance Listing 10.326
Department of Agriculture · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Assistance Listing 10.326, “Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA),” is a federal program administered by Department of Agriculture. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 1 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $5.85M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
NLGCA Institutions may use the funds: 1. To successfully compete for funds from Federal grants and other sources to carry out educational, research, outreach/Extension and integrated activities that address priority concerns of national, regional, state, and local interest 2. To disseminate information relating to priority concerns to: a. interested members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and other relevant communities b. the public c. any other interested entity 3. To encourage members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and other relevant communities to participate in priority education, research, outreach/extension and integrated activities by providing matching funds to leverage grant resources 4. Through: a. the purchase or other acquisition of equipment and other infrastructure (not including alteration, repair, renovation, or construction of buildings) b. the professional growth and development of the faculty of the NLGCA Institution c. the development of graduate assistantships.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Only a non-land-grant public college or university (NLGCA) offering a baccalaureate or higher degree in the study of agriculture or forestry. The terms "NLGCA Institution" and "non-land-grant college of agriculture" do not include - (i) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities; or (ii) any institution designated under - (I) the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known as the "First Morrill Act"; 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); (II) the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the "Second Morrill Act") (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.); (III) the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note); or (IV) Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the "McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act") (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.)
Intended beneficiaries: Other.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): If minimum or maximum amounts of funding per competitive and/or capacity project grant, or cooperative agreement are established, these amounts will be announced in the annual Competitive Request for Application (RFA). The most current RFA is available via: https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/capacity-building-grants-non-land-grant-colleges-agriculture-program-nlgca
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.326. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.10.326 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA).” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Other. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
The agency reported $5,853,897 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.