Lincoln University of Missouri will use a $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish a scholarship program for underrepresented undergraduates enrolled in agriculture-related fields. The goal is to enhance workforce diversity in food, agriculture, and related sciences by engaging, retaining, mentoring and exposing scholarship recipients to classroom learning and experiential opportunities on campus and with...
Lincoln University of Missouri will establish a scholarship program to enhance diversity in the food, agricultural sciences, and related fields workforce through a $526,315.79 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded on July 15, 2021 under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524) to provide scholarships through July 14, 2025. The program will engage, retain, mentor and expose...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded Lincoln University $500,000 under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal grant program (CFDA 10.524) to increase enrollment of minority students through affordable scholarship criteria. Lincoln University will provide full-ride scholarships for approximately 8 additional students each year over four years to pursue degree programs. Outreach efforts will include generating recruitment...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides $521,052.21 to Lincoln University to support scholarships for students pursuing bachelor's degrees in agriculture and related fields through July 2027. The funding supports the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal grant program (CFDA 10.524), which aims to increase the number of agriculture professionals by providing scholarships to students at 1890 Land-Grant...
This federal Project Grant award, with ID 20247041843067, is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (CFDA 10.524). The $505,263.16 grant will be awarded to Lincoln University, a historically Black land-grant institution, to support undergraduate scholarships, academic counseling, experiential learning, and career development services for students pursuing...
The federal Project Grant award of $505,263.16 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (CFDA 10.524). The grant supports undergraduate scholarships, academic counseling, experiential learning, and career development services for students at Lincoln University, a historically Black land-grant institution located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The scholarship program aims to increase the diversity and...
This Project Grant award of $505,263.16 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524). The goal of the grant is to provide scholarships that support the recruitment, engagement, retention, mentoring, and training of undergraduate students at Lincoln University (an 1890 land-grant institution) pursuing baccalaureate degrees in the food and agricultural sciences and...
Lincoln University received a three-year, $599,997 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216). The grant funds will support Lincoln University's efforts to expand agricultural extension services to underserved farmers in central, northeastern, and northwestern Missouri. This will be accomplished through increasing outreach staff by three educators,...
Lincoln University received a $10 million Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the "From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals" federal grant program (CFDA 10.237). The grant funds a consortium project led by Lincoln University in partnership with Central State University, University of Missouri System, and other institutions. The consortium aims...
The Department of Agriculture's 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program awarded Lincoln University a $749,846 Project Grant with a performance period from April 15, 2024 to April 14, 2027. Through this grant, Lincoln University will establish a localized network of farmers, landowners, and researchers interested in "forest farming" practices that cultivate high-value specialty crops in forest understories. The project will create demonstration sites, conduct training...