The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded Adams State University $274,986 under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2025. Under this award, Adams State University will expand enrollments in three food and agriculture bachelor's degree programs—Business Administration with an agribusiness emphasis, General Agriculture with emphases in agricultural business or...
The Colorado State University-Pueblo was awarded a $268,955 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223) to bolster retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students in food and agricultural science disciplines. Specifically, the Professional Development in Agricultural Literacy program will provide high school students guidance toward research experiences,...
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...
Texas A&M University-Kingsville will provide $20 million in products and services under a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant is part of the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals program (CFDA 10.237), which aims to increase equitable participation in USDA programs. Specifically, the university will implement the Leading Hispanics to Federal...
San Diego State University Foundation, doing business as San Diego State University Research Foundation, will receive $5 million through May 2028 to provide experiential learning and workforce development services under the Next Gen Program federal grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The Project Grant funding will support the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals...
This $740,000 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Higher Education-Institution Challenge Grants Program (CFDA 10.217) will develop an experiential learning program called MODEXL to support underrepresented minority, first-generation, and limited-resource undergraduate students at Arizona State University, Texas Tech University, and the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez. Key activities include: Providing...
This Project Grant award from 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) provides $399,726 to Arizona State University to develop an urban sustainable agriculture and ecosystem science program. The program will provide over 1,000 students in applied biology and biology degrees with experiential learning opportunities in agriculture, ecology, natural resources, and...
South Carolina State University received a $8.7 million project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish an academy focused on exposing middle school, high school, and undergraduate students to careers in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences. The award was made under the Next Gen Program (CFDA #10.237), which aims to cultivate the next generation of diverse professionals in the food and agriculture...
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 $400,000 Project Grant 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) is funding the "Caminos for Success" project at Texas State University. The project aims to engage, educate, and empower underserved graduate students, particularly those of Hispanic descent, to raise their professional aspirations and achieve success in the USDA workforce. Key...