Project Grant 200738416186381

The University of Puerto Rico, Estacion Experimental Agricola (Agricultural Experiment Station Division) was awarded a $198,303 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Resident Instruction Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas program (CFDA 10.308). The grant will be used to add agricultural economics courses to the university's new doctoral program in tropical agriculture, which is set to...

The University of Puerto Rico's Agricultural Experiment Station (Estacion Experimental Agricola) received a $190,595 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.322 - Distance Education Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas). This 4-year grant will support the creation of five agribusiness case studies focused on themes such as technology adoption, conservation, sustainability, agricultural finance, marketing,...

This $199,951 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Resident Instruction Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (CFDA 10.308) program supports the University of Puerto Rico at Carolina (UPRCA) in developing an online Farm-to-Table (OLFTT) and online Food Safety (OLFS) certificate program. The project aims to strengthen connections between UPRCA's Food and Beverage Operations Management academic programs and the agricultural sciences, with a focus...

This federal Project Grant award of $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Resident Instruction Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (CFDA 10.308) program aims to address the critical decline in student enrollment in agricultural sciences at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM). The funding will support a comprehensive set of initiatives, including a training academy for school...

This federal Project Grant award, worth $199,872, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Resident Instruction Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas program (CFDA 10.308). The award will fund a 3-year initiative at the University of Puerto Rico's Agricultural Experiment Station to develop and strengthen research and extension capabilities for animal science, pre-veterinary, and computer science...

The Puerto Rico Agricultural Extension Service will establish an educational pipeline to strengthen the MPP industry workforce in the Caribbean under a $474,999 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded on November 15, 2022 under the Resident Instruction, Agriculture, and Food Science Facilities and Equipment Grants program (CFDA 10.308), which provides competitive grants to eligible institutions to strengthen...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) supports the "THE FOSTER DREAMS: CULTIVATING FANHS' SCIENCE EXCELLENCE IN PUERTO RICO" project. The primary products and services to be delivered include: Revising and enhancing the curriculum for the Biology Baccalaureate and Environmental Management Master's programs at Universidad Ana G. Méndez campuses...

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) was awarded a $199,448 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.308 - Resident Instruction, Agriculture, and Food Science Facilities and Equipment Grants) to remodel their existing post-harvest handling and training facility (PHTF) and replace dysfunctional equipment. The objectives are to create a conducive environment for produce handling demonstrations and student training, and to engage...

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, Incorporado (Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Recinto De Cupey) under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom (SPECA) program (CFDA 10.226). This grant aims to address the shortage of skilled professionals in agriculture and environmental sciences in Puerto...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $200,000 to Palau Community College through its Resident Instruction, Agriculture, and Food Science Facilities and Equipment Grants program (CFDA 10.308) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026. The award will support Palau Community College's project to build capacity and strengthen resident instruction quality by upgrading science laboratory facilities. Specifically, the college will use...