Description
The Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) is designed to support education and extension activities and practice enhancement initiatives that will enable veterinarians, veterinary students, veterinary technicians, and veterinary technician students to gain specialized skills and provide practices with additional resources needed to more effectively mitigate veterinary service shortages in the U.S. The program will fund two types of grants: Education, Extension, and Training (EET) grants and Rural Practice Enhancement (RPE) grants. EET grants will support formal coursework, clinical training, and practice enhancement activities, while RPE grants will support the development and provision of veterinary services to substantially relieve designated rural veterinary shortage situations.
Key aspects of the program include:
* EET grants will last for 36 months and have a maximum award amount of $250,000.
* RPE grants will last for 36 months and have a maximum award amount of $125,000.
* Applicants must submit their applications by March 21, 2024, 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time.
* The program is aligned with the USDA Strategic Plan FY 2022-2026 goals and the USDA Science and Research Strategy, 2023-2026 priorities.