Project Grant 20143842222085

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to South Dakota State University (SDSU) on July 1, 2024. The grant will fund an experiential mentorship program for rural middle school counselors to improve their knowledge of careers in the food and agricultural industries. The program will pair the counselors with experienced career development mentors for a 6-month period, including a week-long...

The Colorado State University-Pueblo was awarded a $268,955 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223) to bolster retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students in food and agricultural science disciplines. Specifically, the Professional Development in Agricultural Literacy program will provide high school students guidance toward research experiences,...

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 Project Grant award of $308,333 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.500 Cooperative Extension Service) will support Purdue University's 4-H Youth Development Program in delivering mentoring and career exploration services to 60-75 at-risk youth in grades 8-12 in a key rural area of Indiana over three years. The project aims to improve self-concept, educational engagement, and career readiness, with the goal of increasing...

The University of Arizona was awarded $249,272 under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to adapt its existing Arizona's Science, Engineering, and Math Scholars program for undergraduates in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Arizona's Science, Engineering, and Math Scholars program will increase annual retention, sense of...

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,...

The University of Minnesota will receive $750,000 over five years from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive federal grants program (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to implement their SOAR summer research program. The program aims to increase underrepresented minority student participation in sustainable agriculture careers through a mentored research experience and workshops connecting students to advocacy...

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 $148,270 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program (CFDA 10.217) aims to enhance the career readiness of approximately 1,200 students at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES). To accomplish this, the project will utilize an action learning approach that partners students with external corporate and community organization clients to solve authentic...

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...