Project Grant 201038503217711

This $200,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (WAMS) Fields program provides experiential learning, mentoring, and training opportunities for eight women, first-generation, and/or underserved minority scholars enrolled at Butte College, a rural community college in Northern California. The project partners with the...

This $400,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223), aims to develop an inclusive model for investing in Hispanic students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). The key products and services to be delivered through this 4-year grant include: Targeted scholarships to increase recruitment, retention, and graduation of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $291,395 Higher Education Challenge Grant to the University of Arkansas (UA) and Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMU-K) to enhance educational opportunities for Hispanic students in agriculture, food, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH). The "Higher Education Leadership Proficiency (HELP) in Agriculture" project aims to increase the number of Hispanic students actively...

This $740,000 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Higher Education-Institution Challenge Grants Program (CFDA 10.217) will develop an experiential learning program called MODEXL to support underrepresented minority, first-generation, and limited-resource undergraduate students at Arizona State University, Texas Tech University, and the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez. Key activities include: Providing...

The Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus (UAGM-C) will deliver a four-year sustainable agriculture non-formal education program called EXPLORA-AG through a $749,999 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). EXPLORA-AG aims to foster the development of technology-savvy youth and enhance critical thinking and workforce skills in the food and agriculture sectors. Key...

The University of Connecticut was awarded a $4.5 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to build capacity at two Hispanic-Serving Institutions through the "From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals" program (CFDA #10.237). The five-year award effective June 1, 2023 will support developing scholarship opportunities, experiential learning internships,...

This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Fields program (CFDA 10.318) seeks to increase the participation of women and minority students from rural areas in STEM disciplines relevant to agriculture and food sciences. The key objectives are to: (1) establish community college chapters of the Minorities in Agriculture,...

This $649,882 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will support an integrated research and extension project at Oregon State University to strengthen transitions from education to employment for youth in rural, resource-dependent communities. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) research and analysis of the social networks and skill/barrier dynamics influencing youth transitions between education...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA 10.310 program will fund the "Agroecology Scholars Program in Research and Extension (ASPIRE) for Diversity REEU" at North Carolina State University. The $750,000 award will recruit and support 50 undergraduate students, with at least 50% women and 50% from underrepresented groups, to participate in a 10-week...

The University of Maryland Extension (UME) will create a summer internship program providing meaningful technical skills training to 35 undergraduate students from underserved institutions, community colleges, or non-land grant institutions to develop the future agricultural workforce. Funded by a $499,855 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program, UME will...