This four-year, $975,314 project grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223), supports the Broadening Agriculture Science Education II consortium. The consortium, led by Florida International University in partnership with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and New Mexico State University, aims to recruit, educate, and develop 15 baccalaureate and 11 masters students...
This $1,197,687 federal Project Grant awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) will enhance experiential learning opportunities for over 1,000 K-12 students, 80 undergraduate students, and 30 graduate students in Texas and Puerto Rico. The key components of this 4-year project include providing need-based scholarships, integrating...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223). The grant aims to provide underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students, particularly Hispanic students, with comprehensive experiential learning opportunities in a multidisciplinary setting that includes economics, precision agriculture, remote sensing, soil...
This $996,251 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223). The grant aims to establish a regional model for cross-training and experiential learning in data science and artificial intelligence applied to agriculture for underrepresented students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and Texas A&M...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) provides $994,955 to St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas to develop an interdisciplinary program focused on international agricultural management and food production. The program aims to prepare underrepresented students with problem-solving, critical thinking, scientific understanding, and...
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) was awarded a $935,129 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223). This 4-year grant aims to: 1) provide underrepresented minority students with skills in regenerative agriculture, community engagement, technical communication, and transcultural literacy for food, agriculture, renewable natural resources and...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $999,979 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223). The grant will support the Equitable Agriculture and Environmental Management program from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026. The program aims to promote curriculum design, experiential learning opportunities, and student recruitment/retention in the...
This $395,995 project grant 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 and evaluate an interdisciplinary, place-based, online learning module called PBS-DIRT (Place Based Soil Data Interpretation and Research in Texas). The purpose is to engage diverse undergraduate students at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in relevant...
This $365,195 federal Project Grant award from 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 train 32 undergraduate students in biotechnology solutions for challenges in food and agriculture over a four-year period. The multidisciplinary project team will use hands-on learning activities to teach four biotechnology modules, shifting from...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223), will fund a $399,506 program over 4 years from September 15, 2023 to September 14, 2027. The program aims to train a new generation of young people for careers in food and agriculture-related fields through intensive community engagement. It will provide funding for 27 undergraduate...