Cooperative Agreement NR223A750003C116

The Cooperative Agreement award of $996,794 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) will enable The Piney Woods Country Life School, a minority-owned non-profit educational institution in Mississippi, to develop state and community-led conservation leadership for historically underserved communities. The funding will support hands-on experiential learning activities for children, including workshops and virtual...

This $290,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will fund initial stabilization efforts at the Pine Grove School site in Cumberland County, Virginia. Awarded on August 1, 2022 through the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), the funding will arrest ongoing deterioration and structural threats at the historically significant location. Originally constructed in 1917 with support from the Julius Rosenwald Fund,...

The Prairie View A&M University will provide $500,000 in education on urban agriculture farming under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The award, made under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA No. 10.902 program, will increase outreach and knowledge of urban farmers and small farm agriculture in Texas through November 2024. The University will educate local communities on urban farming practices to help...

Prairie View A&M University will receive $299,999 under a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish a beef cattle feedlot and hands-on learning program. The funding is provided through the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216), which aims to enhance the research and teaching capacities of 1890 land-grant institutions like Prairie View A&M. Through this award, Prairie View...

The Department of Agriculture's 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program awarded Lincoln University a $749,846 Project Grant with a performance period from April 15, 2024 to April 14, 2027. Through this grant, Lincoln University will establish a localized network of farmers, landowners, and researchers interested in "forest farming" practices that cultivate high-value specialty crops in forest understories. The project will create demonstration sites, conduct training...

Prairie View A&M University will use a $580,229 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to examine foodborne pathogen survival and persistence in soils amended with manure-based biological soil amendments, and the contamination of produce grown in such soils. This work directly supports the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program and its goal to build research capacity at 1890 land-grant institutions through cooperative programs. Through field...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $14,723,660 five-year Formula Grant (CFDA 10.512 - Extension Services at 1890 Colleges) to Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black land-grant institution, for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. This funding supports the university's Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) to deliver research-based educational, technical, and outreach services to underserved communities and...

This Project Grant award of $526,315.79 from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support Prairie View A&M University in enhancing the number of individuals prepared for success in food and agricultural careers through July 2025. The award funds activities under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program, which provides scholarships to students attending 1890 Land-Grant Institutions with the goal of diversifying the agricultural...

The Prairie View A&M University was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to enhance the number of individuals prepared for success in food and agricultural careers through 2025. The grant funding supports the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal program (CFDA #10.524), which aims to provide scholarships to students attending 1890 Land-Grant Institutions. Specifically, Prairie View A&M...

This $299,608 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216) is aimed at strengthening the teacher education program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). The project seeks to develop a collaborative relationship between UAPB and Arkansas State University to advance the cultural diversity of the agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) workforce by attracting and...