The University of California, Davis was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education - Multicultural Scholars Grant Program (CFDA 10.220). The grant will support the University's "Diversifying the Professional Workforce in California Agriculture" initiative from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2027. As the state's land grant university, UC Davis will use the federal funding to increase...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $241,400 Project Grant to Fresno State Foundation under the Higher Education - Multicultural Scholars Grant Program (CFDA 10.220). The grant will support the PATHWAYS IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION FOR MULTICULTURAL SCHOLARS WITH COLLABORATION BETWEEN FRESNO STATE AND MADERA COMMUNITY COLLEG program from August 2022 through August 2027. The program aims to increase the ethnic and cultural diversity of the food and...
The Colorado State University System was awarded a $140,860 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education - Multicultural Scholars Grant Program. The grant will provide five $6,500 annual scholarships for up to four years to students from underrepresented groups in food, agriculture, human sciences, conservation, natural resources, and water sciences. The Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, CSU ACCESS...
This Project Grant award, totaling $217,678, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (CFDA 10.220). The funding will support Utah State University's efforts to increase recruitment, retention, and degree completion of underrepresented minority students in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences disciplines. Key program elements include professional development,...
The Florida International University was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education - Multicultural Scholars Grant Program (CFDA 10.220). The grant funds the Multicultural Scholars Program, which will recruit and train five undergraduate scholars from underrepresented minority communities. The scholars will receive training in big data applications in agriculture and natural resources...
This federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) provides $400,000 to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona to develop culturally relevant experiential learning opportunities in undergraduate courses across the College of Agriculture and College of Engineering. The project aims to attract and support underrepresented...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $999,990 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) grant to the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and its partner California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The project, titled "Focus on Outreach, Opportunity, and Diversity in Food Science and Technology (Food FST)," aims to attract and support students from underrepresented groups,...
This $1,199,365 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. 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 develop culturally aware leaders and role models from underrepresented minority college students (UMCs) in dietetics. The project, titled "Becoming Culturally Aware Leaders (BCAL) Scholars Program," will provide scholarships, training, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $9,500,000 Project Grant to the CAL Poly Pomona Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization, under the "From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals" program (CFDA 10.237). The 5-year "Building a Boulevard" project will provide mentoring and financial support to 418 students (200 master's, 180 undergraduate, and 38 community college)...
This $247,500 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education - Multicultural Scholars Grant Program (CFDA 10.220) will support scholarships, mentoring, and experiential learning opportunities for underrepresented minority students pursuing STEM-focused bachelor's degrees in Oregon State University's (OSU) College of Agricultural Sciences. The program aims to increase the pipeline of diverse, highly skilled...