The Veterinary Services Grant Program is authorized by Section 7104 of the 2014 Farm Bill and received a first-time appropriation of $2.5 million in the FY16 federal budget. NIFA anticipates releasing the first Request for Applications for this program in April 2016 and announcing the first grants awarded under this program by October.

NIFA will host three Veterinary Services Grant Program webinars to provide information to applicants and address their questions.

Eligible entities interested in the education objective of the program should join the May 10, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT webinar. Eligible entities interested in the rural practice enhancement objective of the program should join either the May 11 or May 15 webinar, scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Webinars will be recorded and posted here after the events. Any questions not address during the webinars can be addressed to [email protected].

Webinar Link: http://nifa-connect.nifa.usda.gov/vsgp/

Dial-in: 1-888-844-9904