Project Grant 20216703834979
- This $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will support workforce development and career training programs at the College of Alameda campus of the Peralta Community College District. The grant aims to develop new curricula in agroecology and digital marketing, refresh existing workforce training programs to meet 21st century needs through experiential learning and a...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $9.5 million Project Grant to Hartnell Community College District under the "From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals" program (CFDA #10.237). The grant will support Hartnell Community College District and partner institutions California State University Monterey Bay, Imperial Valley College, and the University of Arizona Yuma to deliver...
- This $500,000 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) enhances workforce development programs at Pierpont Community & Technical College and Sprouting Farms' Greenville Farm Kitchen in West Virginia. The grant supports a four-pronged approach involving online educational modules, Better Process Control School training, paid internships at...
- This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program supports Oxnard College, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, in developing a proposed Sustainable Agriculture Program. The objectives of the project are to: recruit experts to assist in curriculum development, establish an industry advisory committee, develop the academic program curriculum for approval, create partnerships for...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310), will fund McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas to design and test a training program for agri-environmental technicians. The $250,000 award will support the development of a two-year curriculum covering topics such as soil and water quality, resource conservation, environmental monitoring, and...
- This $400,000 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 15, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223). The grant supports Hartnell Community College District in Salinas, California in creating and scaling the Salinas Valley Ag/Tech Academy, which will establish an agricultural mechatronics technology pipeline from high school through an associate's degree...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $599,999 Project Grant to California State University, Bakersfield under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI; CFDA 10.310). The four-year project will deliver experiential learning and workforce development services to address agricultural sustainability challenges in California's Central Valley region. Specifically, the university will provide research experiences for...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the University of California Office of the President under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) federal grant program. The grant will develop multifaceted pathways to climate-smart agriculture in California through 2026 by assessing stakeholder needs, providing climate-smart agriculture training to technical service providers, hosting regional workshops...
- This $500,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund a collaborative project between Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Barranquitas Campus and six premier universities to address agricultural systems and technology in Central Puerto Rico through 2025. The grant supports intensive hands-on training of K-14 teachers in inquiry-based teaching and experiential...
- This $750,000 project grant was awarded on June 15, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant supports a 5-year effort by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a Hispanic-serving institution, to prepare 40 undergraduate students (8 per year) in STEM fields, especially Hispanics and women, with hands-on training and research experience in innovative...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $500,000 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310) to West Hills Community College District. The four-year project grant will support the development of a non-credit curriculum, training center, and nationally approved apprenticeship program to address the severe workforce gap in agricultural technologies and improve growth of the bioeconomy sector workforce across five rural counties in California's San Joaquin Valley. Specifically, West Hills College Lemoore and the Agricultural Technology Innovation Partnership Foundation will partner to expand and improve existing training programs and curriculum to align with bioeconomy industry needs. Quantitative and qualitative methods will be used to inform targeted training for local employers to close technology and data skills gaps and support expansion of the regional bioeconomy industry.
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