This $950,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228) supports the University of Hawaii Meat & Poultry Workforce Consortium. The Consortium, comprised of Hawaii Community College, University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management, and University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, aims to improve transfer pathways in animal science, develop a skilled meat and poultry production and processing workforce, and foster belonging for Native Hawaiian and underserved students. Key deliverables include curricular redesign and new transfer pathways between 2- and 4-year programs, experiential learning opportunities in butchering and food safety certification courses, and a small cohort learning community. Quantitative targets are to increase the transfer rate from zero to 1-2 students annually, confer 4 bachelor's degrees, increase students completing certification courses from zero to 10 annually and confer 25 associate's degrees with animal science coursework. The funding period is January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $950.0k | 12/23/22 |