This $1,500,000 Project Grant award, funded by the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310), aims to address the limited nutritional data available for Hawaii, the Pacific region, and native populations. The grant will support research, resource development, training, and capacity building to enhance nutrition security and reduce diet-related chronic diseases in this geographically isolated area. Key objectives include:
Collecting and analyzing data on obesity,...
This five-year, $500,000 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 University of Hawaii at Manoa's Advanced Technology Training in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Sciences-Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (ATT-AGFSC-REEU) program. The program aims to address food security challenges in Hawaii through experiential learning and workforce...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $246,000 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide advanced research training in food science to underrepresented graduate students. The grant is part of the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program administered by NIFA under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 10.210.
Through this five-year project grant awarded September 15, 2022...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228). The funding will support the "Huaka'i 'Ike 'Aina (HI'?) Project," which builds a robust multi-campus higher education leadership pathway toward food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH) careers in...
The University of Hawaii (UH) was awarded a $475,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228). The grant, with a performance period from September 15, 2023 to September 14, 2027, will support UH's GoFarm Hawaii (GFH) program to prepare students for careers in food, agriculture, and natural resources. Key...
The University of Hawaii Maui College will receive $500,000 under a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The three-year project aims to expand the college's existing apprenticeship-based workforce training program to integrate precision farming technologies into sustainable aquaponics systems. Key deliverables include improving student training opportunities in...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $649,570 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program. The five-year award beginning September 2023 will support efforts to identify novel data resources such as soil microbiomes and spectroscopy that allow for more affordable and comprehensive soil health testing. The University will integrate these new...
This Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223), aims to enhance the University of Hawaii's educational capacity in Hawaii's agricultural sector. The $500,000 grant, awarded on September 15, 2024, will fund the development of non-credit educational pathways that combine practical technical skills with business and...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $440,984 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228). The three-year grant, awarded September 15, 2022 and set to be completed by September 14, 2025, will support the GOFARM HAWAII (GFH): GROWING HAWAIIS AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE AND INDUSTRY project.
The project aims to promote equity...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $999,970 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants program. The grant aims to enhance agricultural education at the university through the HAWAII-ONE-AG 2022 project.
The HAWAII-ONE-AG 2022 project will promote equity and strengthen the university's ability to educate students in agriculture, consistent...