Project Grant 20213843035526
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Alcorn State University a $526,315.79 project grant under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal grant program (CFDA 10.524). The grant will support Alcorn State University's 1890 Scholarships Program from July 2021 through July 2025. The 1890 Scholarships Program aims to increase recruitment, engagement, retention, mentoring and training of undergraduate students pursuing bachelor's degrees in...
- This $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support Alcorn State University's 1890 Scholarships program from July 15, 2022 to July 14, 2026. The Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal grant program aims to provide scholarships for students attending each of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions. Through this funding, Alcorn State University will award scholarships to recruit, engage, retain, mentor and...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $505,263.16 Project Grant to the Alcorn State University Educational Building Corporation on July 15, 2023. The grant funding supports Alcorn State University's 1890 Scholarships Program, which aims to increase recruiting, engagement, retention, mentoring, and training of undergraduate students at the university, a historically Black 1890 land-grant institution located in Lorman, Mississippi. This grant...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $505,263.16 Project Grant to Alcorn State University through the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (CFDA 10.524). The grant aims to support the recruitment, engagement, retention, mentoring, and training of undergraduate students at 1890 land-grant institutions, with the goal of increasing the number of baccalaureate degrees in agriculture and related sciences. The program...
- The Alcorn State University Educational Building Corporation was awarded a $521,052 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524) with a completion date of July 14, 2027. The goal of the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program is to provide multiple scholarships for students attending each of the 1890 Land-Grant...
- This Project Grant award of $505,263.15 from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) was made to Alcorn State University, a historically Black 1890 land-grant institution, on January 1, 2025. The funding is provided under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (CFDA 10.524), which aims to increase the diversity and technical competency of the agricultural workforce by recruiting, retaining, and graduating students...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524), will deliver approximately $505,263.16 to Alcorn State University over a 4-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028. The primary purpose of this grant is to recruit, engage, retain, mentor, and train undergraduate students at Alcorn State University, a Historically...
- This $2,000,000.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) to Alcorn State University aims to increase diversity within natural resource conservation careers. The award, which runs from September 2024 to July 2028, will support efforts to identify, support, and prepare diverse talent at publicly supported campuses for entry into these careers, with a focus on Mississippi. Alcorn State...
- This $500,000 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support Langston University's 1890 Scholars Program. The program aims to increase diversity in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences careers by providing scholarships, experiential learning opportunities, and career development services to African American and underrepresented minority students pursuing bachelor's degrees in agricultural sciences at Langston...
- This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) totaling $149,970 will support Alcorn State University's efforts to build its agricultural education capacity through 2025. Under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216), the university will upgrade its existing microbiology equipment to a phenotypic microarray system capable of high-throughput processing. This will allow both identification of...
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture within the Department of Agriculture awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Alcorn State University's School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences to support the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal grant program. The goal of the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program, authorized under Section 7117 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, is to provide multiple scholarships for students attending each of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions. This particular award will fund scholarships for students enrolled in Alcorn State University's School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences programs from July 2021 through July 2025. The place of performance is Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 7/12/21 |