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FY2024VE003: Collaborative Research Opportunities Program (CROP) in Agricultural STEM

Closed Closed February 29, 2024 Opportunity FY2024VE003 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Venezuela notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$200,000
• Award floor$100,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible Applicants: The following organizations are eligible to apply: U.S. Public andprivate higher education institutions (consortia applications are eligible) with academicprograms in Agricultural STEM fields

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $200,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Venezuela Affairs Unit (VAU) Public Diplomacy Section Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: Collaborative Research Opportunities Program (CROP) in Agricultural STEM Funding Opportunity Number: FY2024VE003 Deadline for Applications: February 29, 2024 CFDA Number: 19.040 Total Amount Available: up to $200,000 USD A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Public Diplomacy section of the Venezuela Affairs Unit announces an open competition for U.S. Institutes of Higher Education (HEIs) to submit applications for the Collaborative Research Opportunities Program (CROP) in Agricultural STEM. We anticipate funding one grant in the following subject and research areas: Agricultural STEM(Science Technology Engineering and Math). We seek proposals that build the research capacity of faculty and students at Venezuelan academic institutions and cultivate university partnerships between these institutions and their U.S. counterparts. Proposals should be submitted to VAUPublicEngagement@fan.gov by February 29, 2024. This program will focus on building collaborative research opportunities at Venezuelan universities and establishing research methods that adhere to international standards; building or expanding research capacity; connecting Venezuelan researchers with their U.S. counterparts and catalyzing university partnerships. This program supports the VAU’s higher education engagement goals to galvanize efforts to expand partnerships between U.S. and Venezuelan higher education institutions. This approach acknowledges that fortifying existing links and promoting new partnerships at the university level will strengthen Venezuela’s educational institutions as instruments of national development. Theory of Change: If universities in Venezuela increase their ability to collaborate and enhance their research capacity; and if these universities develop a campus-wide culture of research, then Venezuela will be better positioned to build comprehensive university partnerships with U.S. counterparts and better position higher education to contribute to national development strategies in Venezuela. Key Deliverables: The 18-month CROP grant seeks to accomplish the program’s goals through the completion of the following deliverables: Online Capacity-Building sessions on research methodologies, grant applications and compliance for Venezuelan university faculty and staff (approximately 25), living and working in Venezuela.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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