The Prairie View A&M University was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to enhance the number of individuals prepared for success in food and agricultural careers through 2025. The grant funding supports the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal program (CFDA #10.524), which aims to provide scholarships to students attending 1890 Land-Grant Institutions.
Specifically, Prairie View A&M University will utilize a multidisciplinary approach to target and prepare underserved and underrepresented populations for teaching, research, and extension activities in agricultural sciences. The university seeks to address the predicted shortage of human capital with degrees in agriculture-related fields and diversify those fields with highly skilled individuals, particularly from communities of color. Project success will be measured based on student outcomes like self-assessment surveys, evaluations, and enrollment, retention and graduation records.
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