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 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 Florida International University was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education - Multicultural Scholars Grant Program (CFDA 10.220). The grant funds the Multicultural Scholars Program, which will recruit and train five undergraduate scholars from underrepresented minority communities. The scholars will receive training in big data applications in agriculture and natural resources...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $238,500 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210). The 5-year grant, commencing on December 1, 2023, aims to recruit, retain, and mentor a cohort of PhD students from underrepresented populations to address the expertise shortage in plant production. The program will integrate plant...
This $392,742 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) supports the Florida International University's (FIU) Research Experience to Enhance Undergraduate Education in Food and Agricultural Sciences - Agroecology and Natural Resource Sciences (REEU FAS-ANRS) program. The program aims to recruit and train 60 outstanding minority undergraduate fellows in research and extension relating to plant health and production,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), under CFDA Program 10.220 - Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Grant Program, will support the University of Florida's Nonprofit & Advocacy Lab's efforts to prepare undergraduate students from underrepresented groups for entry-level positions and leadership roles in food and agricultural nonprofit organizations (FANOs). The $229,926 award will fund a 5-year...
This Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210), will fund a $259,000 program to recruit and train four outstanding new graduate students in climate-smart agriculture. The program aims to address the negative impacts of climate change on agricultural systems by immersing fellows in interdisciplinary research on...
The University of Florida was awarded a $243,500 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program. The grant will support the development of a graduate education and research program focused on data science for soil health. A cohort of four Master's students and one PhD student will be recruited and enrolled in soil and water sciences, with a curriculum...
The Texas A&M Agrilife Research was awarded a $238,500 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program. The grant will fund a comprehensive training program for three multicultural Ph.D. fellows focused on optimizing beef cattle production in tropical and subtropical environments. Fellows will receive instruction integrating applied research, basic 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...