# Equipment Grants Program (EGP) (10.519)

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Equipment Grants Program (EGP) is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $24.1 million in 77 grants, about $313,174 per award.

## Objectives

The Equipment Grants Program (EGP) serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs at institutions of higher education, including State Cooperative Extension Systems. The program seeks to strengthen the quality and expand the scope of fundamental and applied research at eligible institutions, by providing them with opportunities to acquire one shared-use piece of equipment/instrument that supports their research, research training, and Extension/outreach goals and may be too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NIFA grant programs. EGP grants are not intended to replace requests for equipment in individual project applications. The program emphasizes shared-use instrumentation that will enhance the capabilities of researchers, educators, and Extension specialists both within and outside the proposing organization.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.0 million | 14 |
| 2022 | $4.8 million | 21 |
| 2023 | $4.7 million | 16 |
| 2024 | $4.8 million | 14 |
| 2025 | $4.8 million | 12 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State University | North Carolina | $1.4 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $1.2 million |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Nebraska | $999,990 |
| Clemson University | South Carolina | $870,843 |
| University of Delaware | Delaware | $849,929 |
| Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas | Arkansas | $795,030 |
| The University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Kentucky | $752,215 |
| University of Arkansas | Arkansas | $701,221 |
| Prairie View A&m University | Texas | $689,954 |
| University of Florida | Florida | $651,436 |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Massachusetts | $588,916 |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | Georgia | $566,668 |
| West Virginia University | West Virginia | $520,152 |
| Colorado State University | Colorado | $500,000 |
| Oregon State University | Oregon | $500,000 |
| Utah State University | Utah | $500,000 |
| University of South Alabama | Alabama | $500,000 |
| Purdue University | Indiana | $500,000 |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | $500,000 |
| The Regents of the University of California | California | $500,000 |