Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
- Award ceiling
- $150,000 – $750,000
- Closes
- Oct 15, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-18
Awards $150,000 – $750,000 per recipient for others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Oct 15, 2026.
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agriculture
In one sentence
Higher Education Challenge Grants Program awards $150,000 – $750,000 per recipient, open to others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Oct 15, 2026.
Record fields
- Program pool (total)
- $5,700,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $750,000
- Award floor
- $150,000
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Oct 15, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Aug 5, 2026
- Status
- Closed
- Eligible entities
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- No
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- Curriculum · Faculty · Scientific instrumentation · Student recruitment and retention
- Currency
- USD
How much money is available?
Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.
Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$5,700,000Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$750,000Who can apply?
level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Source field: entity typesindustry
Source field: industries
use
Curriculum, Faculty, Scientific instrumentation, Student recruitment and retention
Source field: use of fundssize limit
Not confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitclause text
Eligibility Requirements Land-grant Institutions and other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences and confer a graduate degree in at least one discipline or…
We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.When does it close?
Oct 15, 2026ClosedDeadline type Fixed date
What can the money be used for?
4 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
CurriculumFacultyScientific instrumentationStudent recruitment and retention
These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.
How hard is the application?
1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Matching funds
- No
Who has received this funding?
132 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
132 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAL POLY CORPORATION | Not stated | $750,000 | 2021 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $750,000 | 2023 |
| RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $750,000 | 2021 |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $750,000 | 2023 |
| THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | Not stated | $750,000 | 2021 |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $750,000 | 2021 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $749,977 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $749,925 | 2020 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $749,261 | 2020 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $749,000 | 2020 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $747,496 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM | Not stated | $747,326 | 2019 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM | Not stated | $741,315 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $740,611 | 2018 |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $740,000 | 2024 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $740,000 | 2024 |
| THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND | Not stated | $740,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $740,000 | 2024 |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $738,997 | 2017 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $733,394 | 2020 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $733,382 | 2024 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE | Not stated | $733,343 | 2024 |
| THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI | Not stated | $733,330 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $733,226 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE | Not stated | $730,515 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $725,381 | 2019 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $720,367 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | Not stated | $719,756 | 2024 |
| DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $688,221 | 2017 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $618,231 | 2018 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $529,249 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO | Not stated | $519,735 | 2020 |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $481,019 | 2018 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $409,965 | 2023 |
| ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $300,000 | 2023 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $300,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | Not stated | $299,884 | 2023 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $298,770 | 2018 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $297,930 | 2023 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $296,053 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $293,948 | 2024 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE | Not stated | $293,495 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $293,462 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $291,395 | 2024 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE | Not stated | $282,176 | 2018 |
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $280,307 | 2024 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE | Not stated | $276,366 | 2020 |
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $275,430 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $270,763 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON | Not stated | $263,451 | 2021 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM | Not stated | $260,210 | 2021 |
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $257,346 | 2020 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $255,810 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $254,560 | 2020 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $247,042 | 2019 |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $218,791 | 2020 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $215,937 | 2019 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $202,982 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $193,368 | 2020 |
| JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $162,347 | 2021 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $150,000 | 2020 |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $150,000 | 2024 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $150,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $150,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $149,998 | 2024 |
| RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $149,996 | 2020 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO | Not stated | $149,996 | 2023 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $149,971 | 2020 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $149,931 | 2020 |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $149,855 | 2021 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $149,825 | 2020 |
| NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $149,801 | 2023 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $149,704 | 2020 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM | Not stated | $149,704 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | Not stated | $149,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $149,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Not stated | $149,000 | 2023 |
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $148,706 | 2023 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $148,664 | 2023 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $148,664 | 2023 |
| SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS COLLEGE | Not stated | $148,616 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $148,270 | 2024 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $147,840 | 2023 |
| CSU FULLERTON AUXILIARY SERVICES CORPORATION | Not stated | $147,652 | 2020 |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $147,033 | 2020 |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $146,796 | 2024 |
| SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $146,796 | 2024 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $146,796 | 2024 |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $146,796 | 2024 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $146,795 | 2024 |
| TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $146,748 | 2024 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $146,665 | 2024 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $146,539 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $144,392 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $144,342 | 2018 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $140,690 | 2020 |
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $139,515 | 2017 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | Not stated | $139,484 | 2017 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $139,088 | 2017 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $138,042 | 2017 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
62 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Agriculture, 62 of 76 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$300,000
- Median$1,000,000
- 75th percentile$2,000,000
A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.
Who has won this programme before?
132 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
132 federal awards on file under assistance listing 10.217, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.
- $750,000WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYWA · FY2021
- $750,000RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNJ · FY2021
- $750,000THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATIONCA · FY2021
- $750,000CAL POLY CORPORATIONCA · FY2021
- $750,000PURDUE UNIVERSITYIN · FY2023
Common questions
7 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- How much can one applicant receive?
- $150,000 – $750,000 per recipient.
- How much funding is available in total?
- $5,700,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- When is the application deadline?
- Oct 15, 2026.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification).
- What can the funding be used for?
- Curriculum, Faculty, Scientific instrumentation, Student recruitment and retention, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- No. The source states that no matching funds are required.
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 132 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.
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Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-10-18
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-03
Assistance listing10.217
The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.