Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** this multi-institutional…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** this multi-institutional $18,110,000 project will establish an inclusive consortium of institutions from nearly every MSI category to build and sustain the future workforce in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences (fanhs). We will build present and future student knowledge of the processes and pathways leading to education opportunities and employment in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences whileadvancing equitythroughstudent scholarships(SSP),experiential learning(ELP), andoutreach and engagement(OEP).tasks/activities to be conducted will accomplish the following objectives of the project: 1) attract and engage youth through leadership and experiential learning (junior manrrs and native youth clubs establishment and cultivation, youth leadership curriculum development and dissemination, immersive learning and educators development); 2) attract and engage high school and college learners through research, work experiences, and study abroad experiential learning opportunities; 3) fund high quality underserved students through fanhp scholarships (dual enrollment, in-state and out-of-state tuition, room, and board) and cultivate innovative underserved student recruitment and retention strategies; 4) attract underserved learners through outreach and engagement [positive youth development (PYD) conference, PYD , diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and precision/digital AG certificates, new farmer academy scholarships for nontraditional youth]; 5) develop a communication campaign and marketing materials to attract/engage future underserved learners to the fanhp. Specific activities include the following:activity 1.1 establish junior manrrs (JM) chapters and native youth clubs in fanhs. Activity 1.2 create and disseminate a fanhs careers curriculum for youth. Activity 1.3. Create a variety of immersive learning activities for youth. Activity 1.4 train formal and nonformal educators in the use of immersive learning activities for attracting students to the fanhp. Activity 2.1. Engage high school students in supervised fanhs research and entrepreneurship experiences. Activity 2.2. Attract and engage incoming college students through bridge programs. Activity 2.3. Engage college undergraduates in a diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and leadership academy through an alternative spring break. Activity 2.4. Develop, fund, and engage students in paid domestic and international experiences in fanhs. Activity 2.5. Fund college student participation in leadership development organizations. Activity 3.1. Attract high school students through funded, online, out-of-state dual enrollment (DE). Activity 3.2. Support underserved students with scholarships. Activity 3.3. Create greater course access, enhance ease of course transfer, and retain more students in the fanhs by expanding course sharing. Activity 4.1. Create and host a positive youth development (PYD) for career success conference. Activity 4.2 DE, velop and deliver an online PYD leaders certificate program. Activity 4.3 engage underserved youth in TSU's new farmer academy (NFA). Activity 4.4 engage underserved youth and adults in a precision/digital agriculture certificate program. Activity 5.1 establish two student-operated podcasts to attract and engage underserved youth. Activity 5.2 build, market, and disseminate a mobile job opportunity-matching APP. Activity 5.3 create and disseminate nextgen-branded email newsletters, a website, and social media channels.