Project Grant 20226703736616
- This four-year, $399,898 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 development of a Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program. The REEU program will provide experiential learning and training in food engineering and chemistry principles to approximately 32 undergraduate students with backgrounds in chemical engineering, agricultural...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program provides $600,000 over 4 years to the University of Alabama. The goal is to develop the REEU (Research and Education Experiences for Undergraduates) program to recruit and train 40 food and nutrition undergraduate students, with at least 60% from underrepresented groups. The program will provide a 10-week summer...
- This federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will implement and evaluate an undergraduate internship program to enhance students' abilities to apply knowledge and utilize research and professional skills in addressing agricultural and natural resources challenges. The $597,589 award from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2028 will provide students...
- This federal Project Grant award of $489,696 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The goal of the "Integrated Insect-Plant Research and Extension Experiences REEU" is to develop the next generation of scientists through a 10-week summer program that: 1) nurtures STEM career interest, 2) develops science communication skills, 3) provides...
- The University of Minnesota was awarded a $736,819 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program. The grant will fund the creation of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program that provides students the opportunity to conduct economic analyses using agricultural, food, and natural resource data from the University of Minnesota Agricultural...
- This Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) provides $749,608 over 5 years to Texas A&M AgriLife Research, a division of the Texas A&M University System, to establish a national Education Coordination Network (ECN) for the USDA's Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) develop and sustain a national...
- 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 Maryland Extension (UME) will create a summer internship program providing meaningful technical skills training to 35 undergraduate students from underserved institutions, community colleges, or non-land grant institutions to develop the future agricultural workforce. Funded by a $499,855 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program, UME will...
- 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 a $657,689 initiative to provide 50 undergraduate students with 10-week internships combining applied agricultural research and county extension programming over a five-year period. The "Extension/Plant Sciences Initiative Internship Program" is a collaborative effort between...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) provides $750,000 over 5 years to Penn State University to implement an 8-week summer research and career development program. The program will engage 10 undergraduate students annually from non-land grant institutions across the U.S. in experiential research, career exploration, and professional development activities...
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will establish a Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program titled "Expanding Opportunities in Agricultural Sciences: Crop-to-Food Innovation" under a $742,668 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded on January 1, 2022 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA 10.310). Over five summers, 46 undergraduate students and 14 faculty advisors will participate in 10-week sessions to gain experiential learning through an integrated, interdisciplinary research pipeline. Students will develop novel crop traits and apply innovative bioprocessing and formulation technologies to create new food and feed applications. Training will expose participants to plant breeding, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, bioprocess engineering, food science, and human and livestock nutrition. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will enhance underrepresented minority participation in agricultural STEM careers through recruitment networks with 1890 land grant universities and historically black colleges and universities. Students will prepare for diverse career paths by highlighting steps from crop trait inception to product delivery in the marketplace.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $742.7k | 12/17/21 |