Synopsis. The Equipment Grant 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 major piece of equipment/instruments that support their research, training, and extension goals and may be too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NIFA grant programs.
The EGP does not support the acquisition of suites of equipment to outfit research laboratories/facilities or to conduct independent experiments simultaneously. Similarly, the EGP does not fund common, general purpose ancillary equipment that would normally be found in a laboratory and/or is relatively easily procured by the organization or through other NIFA grant programs. Rather, it is intended to help fund items of equipment that will upgrade infrastructure. Moreover, EGP does not fund research projects, including research that uses the equipment acquired with support from the program nor does it support the operation and maintenance of facilities.
More info: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-04/FY22-EGP-RFA-508.pdf
Limit on Proposals. RIT is limited to two applications
Internal Proposals. No more than one page summarizing the description of the research equipment and needs, reearch activities to be enabled, project timeline and instrument location.
Deadlines. Internal proposals are to be submitted through https://www.rit.edu/research/srs/node/2203 .