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Sponsor: National Institute of Food and Agriculture/Department of 
Agriculture
Program Number: 70315
Title: Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary and Agriculture in the K-12 
Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program 
 

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Web Site: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/sec_challenge.html
Program URL: 
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/2011_secondary_education.pdf
SYNOPSIS:  The purpose of the Secondary and Two-Year
Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge (SPEC) Grants Program is
to promote and strengthen teaching programs in agriscience and
agribusiness, at secondary and 2-year postsecondary institutions, by
enhancing curricula, increasing faculty teaching competencies,
promoting higher education to prepare students for scientific and
professional careers, incorporating agriscience or agribusiness
subject matter into other instructional programs, facilitating joint
initiatives among other educational institutions, and to respond to
identified State, regional, national or international educational
needs.
Deadline(s): 01/18/2011


Link to full program description: 
http://www.infoed.org/new_spin/spin_prog.asp?70315