Project Grant 20213842034057
- This five-year, $262,500 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support a graduate training program under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program. The program seeks to diversify the agricultural field by providing master's level coursework, experiential learning opportunities, and leadership development for underrepresented students in transformative agricultural systems. Key components include...
- The University of Michigan was awarded a $262,500 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program. The grant will fund the Transformative Food Systems Fellows pilot program to prepare underrepresented students for careers transforming inequitable and unsustainable food systems. The program aims to launch an innovative cross-disciplinary Master's in Transformative Food...
- This five-year, $246,000 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program will support multidisciplinary training for six graduate students pursuing master's degrees in plant production sciences at Oregon State University's Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center. The grant aims to engage students in field-based and traditional campus learning environments across...
- Purdue University received a $238,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) to expand its graduate training program in food for health. The goal is to incorporate novel approaches to interdisciplinary training for students in food science, human nutrition, and human sciences with a focus on the relationship between food and gut health. Over...
- This sixty-month project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides $238,500 to Florida International University under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program. The grant aims to recruit and train three doctoral fellows from underrepresented minority communities in interdisciplinary urban sustainable agriculture and natural resources sciences as part of Florida International University's Earth Systems Science...
- This Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210), provides $238,500 to recruit, train, and mentor three PhD students from historically underrepresented groups in food and agricultural research at North Carolina State University. The goal is to address data science and foster cultural capital through an interdisciplinary community improving crop...
- This five-year, $238,500 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program aims to increase diversity among agricultural graduates. The University of Florida will recruit and provide enhanced training to underrepresented minority fellows pursuing advanced degrees related to agriculture. Specifically, the university will employ a validated research-based strategy to recruit talented...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $164,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program. The grant will fund a training program for Master of Science students in food science that includes traditional coursework as well as training in large-scale data analysis. Fellows will gain leadership skills by organizing seminars with professional workforce experts...
- This five-year, $262,500 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) supports the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program. The grant funds a multidisciplinary doctoral fellowship program at Colorado State University focusing on food security and the targeted expertise shortage area of animal production. The program provides support for three doctoral students, with an emphasis on underrepresented...
- This four-year, $399,898 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) will fund the development of a Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program. The REEU program will provide experiential learning and training in food engineering and chemistry principles to approximately 32 undergraduate students with backgrounds in chemical engineering, agricultural...
This five-year, $255,177 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture supports the development of an interdisciplinary Food Systems Graduate Training Program at the University of Kentucky. The program will provide Masters degrees across five degree programs focused on natural sciences, social sciences, and food systems. Students will gain systems-thinking skills and interdisciplinary professional experience to strengthen agricultural supply chains and support careers in specialty crop production, agronomy, and local food access. Key activities include an experiential study tour of Kentucky's urban and rural food systems, a team-taught graduate course on local and regional food systems, and extensive professional development opportunities. The training program aims to serve as a pilot for a future graduate certificate in Food Systems. It will leverage the university's existing Food Connection institute and partnerships with the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment's Office of Diversity to recruit and support underrepresented students for careers strengthening local and regional food systems.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $255.2k | 1/5/21 |