South Carolina State University (SCSU) received a $526,315.79 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524).
The grant will fund SCSU's 1890 Agriculture Innovation Scholars Program to provide scholarships supporting the recruitment, engagement, retention, mentoring and training of incoming freshman undergraduate students in agribusiness and family/consumer sciences. The program aims to address critical workforce needs by expanding educational opportunities for students interested in completing baccalaureate degrees in food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences at SCSU, with the goal of graduating students within four years to enter the highly skilled food and agricultural systems workforce.
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