Project Grant 20236703739939
- This federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program provides $500,000 to Texas State University to improve first-year agricultural mechanics teachers' competency, self-efficacy, and retention, as well as prepare secondary agricultural education students to fill the skills gap in the agricultural mechanics workforce. The project will achieve these objectives through the Curriculum for...
- This $490,000 four-year project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program aims to provide targeted professional development opportunities for 40 new secondary agricultural educators in New Mexico over the life of the project. The project will select a cohort of 10 new agricultural educators each year to receive immersive training experiences in animal science, agricultural...
- The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. The grant, titled "STEM INTO AG LITERACY (SAL): PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS TO FOSTER FUTURE AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS", will be used to develop a curriculum of 8 training modules over a 3-year period to provide...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, supports the development and implementation of two new teacher professional development (PD) programs in virtual reality (VR) for secondary agricultural education. The "Advanced AMA - Content Creators" program will train 30 experienced agriscience teachers from Tennessee and...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Utah State University $300,000 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA 10.310) from February 2021 through January 2025. The project aims to develop an online Agricultural Literacy Certification Program to increase agricultural knowledge and career awareness among K-12 educators and students. Phase 1 will involve designing 12 online learning modules on agricultural...
- The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), through its Grants and Contracts Office, will deliver agricultural and natural resource professional development programs for K-12 teachers across Alaska under a $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA). The funding is provided through NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310), which supports research, extension...
- This $500,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund a collaborative project between Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Barranquitas Campus and six premier universities to address agricultural systems and technology in Central Puerto Rico through 2025. The grant supports intensive hands-on training of K-14 teachers in inquiry-based teaching and experiential...
- This federal Project Grant award, with an obligated amount of $500,000.00, was provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA program 10.310. The award, titled "Project FARM (Fostering Agricultural Research and Mentoring)", will empower 14 rural middle school science teachers in Alabama to integrate agricultural inquiry activities into their curricula and science fairs. This initiative aims to...
- This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides $500,000 to the University of Arizona under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The university will engage K-8 teachers, agricultural experts, and extension educators to develop agriculturally-focused, culturally relevant classroom curricula and toolkits integrating agricultural concepts into core subjects. Over four years from...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Mississippi State University $485,000 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310) to deliver the Agricultural Science Professional Development (ACRE) 2.0 Project from May 15, 2023 to May 14, 2027. The project aims to improve K-12 education quality in Mississippi by advancing student understanding and practices in agricultural literacy related to food science and...
This three-year, $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund a professional development institute and certification program in agricultural science education for 100 middle school agriculture teachers at Middle Tennessee State University. The program aims to enhance the educational experience of middle school students by improving instructional practices and relevant curricula in agricultural science, as well as increase teachers' abilities to integrate science and experiential learning into their curricula. It will provide training, certification, classroom materials, lodging, transportation and ongoing virtual support to mitigate common barriers to implementing the CASE curriculum, which has been shown to positively impact student outcomes in math and science. The goals are to boost teacher self-efficacy and integrate science and experiential learning into middle school agriculture curricula.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 5/18/23 |