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Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program

National Institute of Food and Agriculture · USDA-NIFA-NLGCA-011938 · Deadline: November 10, 2026 · Advertised ceiling: $750k

Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 10.326, Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA)), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.

Ask-amount guidance

Applicants here typically receive far less than the advertised ceiling: the program median is $273k against a $750k ceiling (36%). Budgets far above the median need a story; budgets far below leave money on the table.

Draw-down reality (program)

Across 55 completed awards in this program (FY2021+ sample, USAspending outlay records), grantees ultimately drew a median 100% of obligated funds. A median well under 100% means underspend or early closure is common here — worth knowing before promising a spend-down timeline.

Listing summary

The NLGCA Program, under assistance listing number 10.326, will assist NLGCA institutions in maintaining and expanding their capacity to conduct education, research, outreach, and integrated activities relating to agriculture, renewable resources, and other similar disciplines. NLGCA institutions may use the funds to maintain and expand capacity: 1. to successfully compete for funds from Federal grants and other sources to carry out educational, research, outreach, and integrated activities that address priority concerns of national, regional, State, and local interest;2. to disseminate inform…

Eligibility: Others · Categories: Agriculture · official listing ↗

Sources: NIH RePORTER (opportunity-exact) and USAspending (program-level), labeled per section. GrantsDue computes summaries only; verify anything critical against the originals. Methodology.