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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 Vermont & State Agricultural College (UVM) was awarded a $201,966 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under the Wholesale Farmers and Alternative Market Development Program (CFDA 10.164). The goal of this 2-year project is to improve understanding of the scale and scope of agritourism in the U.S. Key activities include: 1) Populating a national agritourism directory to serve as a marketing outlet and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $220,050 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University under the USDA's Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522). The 2-year grant, running from September 2023 to September 2025, will support the "The Farmpreneurs: Empowering Student Leaders to Increase Food Knowledge and Food Security in Their Urban Communities" project. Through this initiative, Rutgers will provide...

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) provides $499,805 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to Clemson University for a program aimed at preparing 40 undergraduate students for careers in globally engaged agricultural professions. Over five years, the university will recruit and train cohorts of eight students annually to gain research and extension skills and experience through hands-on...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $599,999 Project Grant to California State University, Bakersfield under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI; CFDA 10.310). The four-year project will deliver experiential learning and workforce development services to address agricultural sustainability challenges in California's Central Valley region. Specifically, the university will provide research experiences for...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program to Growing Gardens, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Portland, OR. The award will fund a partnership between Growing Gardens and Zenger Farm to promote agricultural education, curriculum development, and youth leadership development focused on food systems...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program provides $500,000.00 to The Pennsylvania State University for the "Educators Empowering Educators for Global Agricultural Literacy" project. The project aims to equip teachers with a comprehensive understanding of the linkages between global agriculture, diverse subject areas, and real-world...

The University of Florida was awarded a $749,764 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will fund the CD-SKILLS REEU project, a 10-week experiential learning program designed to provide undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds hands-on training and research experiences focused on circularity concepts and digital tools within the...

The federal Project Grant award of $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the "E-GROW" project. This 4-year project, led by Cornell University, aims to develop youth interest and competency in agricultural technology (AgTech) for food production in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The project will pilot a CEA certificate program at 10 middle and high schools in several states, reaching an...