Facility Improvements at 1890 Facilities (Sec. 1447)

1890 Facilities Grants Program provides funding for the acquisition and improvement of food, agricultural, natural resource, and human (FANH) science facilities and equipment, including libraries, so that the 1890 Land-grant Universities may participate fully in the research, Extension/outreach, and education enterprises of the higher education system.

Eligible applicants under this Program are the 1890 land-grant institutions, including Central State University, Tuskegee University, and West Virginia State University. The detailed listing of eligible applicants follows: Alabama A&M University, Tuskegee University, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Southern University, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Lincoln University, Alcorn State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Langston University, South Carolina State University, Tennessee State University, Prairie View A&M University, Virginia State University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University. SPECIAL NOTE: Please refer to the Competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for further specific and pertinent details. The most current NOFO is available via: https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/1890-facilities-grants-program-renewals NOFOs for new and/or renewal applications are generally released annually. The NOFOs provide the most current and accurate information available. Any specific instructions in the Competitive NOFOs supersede the general information provided in the CFDA database.

Within guidelines established for the program as described in the Competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The most current NOFO is available via: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/1890-facilities-grants-program

Fiscal year 2025: DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SCIENCES RESEARCH, EXTENSION, & TEACHING: This 5 Years Facilities program to support integrative research, education, and Extension by: (I) Renovating and expanding teaching, research, and Extension labs and facilities (II) expanding marketing and innovation center to include facilities for agricultural production and consumer science research, Extension and teaching facilities and, III) Establishing and Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Policy Complex to promote education, research, and Extension for Agribusiness, Bioscience, and Policy/Development programs, and, (IV) Plan and begin new construction of a poultry complex for research, Extension, and teaching facility. FACILITIES PROGRAM: This five-year plan of work will build upon previous efforts to enhance, expand, and better integrate agricultural research, academics, and Extension programs. The plan addresses both immediate and long-term space utilization needs. Specifically, this plan�s primary strategic focus is to continue the restructuring of the University's Agriculture Research Station as well as expand needed Extension programming spaces and develop...