Provide federal financial assistance to iowa state university in support of the agdiscovery summer enrichment program . This program is a summer program targeting middle and high school students who…

Provide federal financial assistance to iowa state university in support of the agdiscovery summer enrichment program . This program is a summer program targeting middle and high school students who have an interest in agriculture and life sciences. The expected benefits of this type of program are: 1. An increased understanding for students of the various federal career opportunities in the targeted disciplines; 2. A new realization and appreciation of the interconnection between wildlife biology and conservation, laboratory technology and diagnostics, animal science, and veterinary medicine and the laws that regulate our nation's agricultural programs; 3. An increased number of students entering the college of agriculture and life sciences and the college of veterinary medicine at ISU in ames, IA; 4. To increase the number of youth entering the targeted disciplines - veterinary medicine, animal science, wildlife biology and laboratory technology. Site visits and activities include behind the scenes tours and hands-on learning opportunities at wildlife refuges, conservation areas and zoological parks, cattle, swine, horse, poultry, and sheep facilities, diagnostic and research laboratories, animal shelters, insect and plant facilities, ISU veterinary school, and team-building workshops.