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...
Texas State University was awarded a $270,119 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223). The grant will support the "Smart Farm" project, which will provide multidisciplinary experiential learning opportunities in precision agriculture for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students in engineering technology, agricultural sciences,...
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...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $749,998 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to Texas A&M University-Kingsville to implement the "Expanding the Texas Scholar Program (Texas: Teaching with Experiential Learning in Animal Science)." This 5-year integrated project aims to increase the success of underrepresented minority students by preparing them to address needs in animal health,...
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...
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...
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...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Texas A&M University-Kingsville $950,000 under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program to develop the workforce for the meat and poultry processing industries. The project will provide $950 thousand in funding from February 2023 through February 2028 to train underrepresented students at Palo Alto College and Texas A&M University-Kingsville for technical and leadership careers in meat...
This $274,999 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, supports the STEAM-AGED program under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223). The grant to Texas State University will develop curricula and formalized mentoring for pre-service agricultural education students, provide experiential opportunities emphasizing scientific inquiry, and award financial support to secondary, undergraduate, and graduate STEAM...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $199,370 Project Grant to Sam Houston State University under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223). The grant will fund a 4-year project to develop strategic linkages with the Houston Hispanic community, bolster Hispanic student recruitment in the School of Agricultural Sciences, and deliver transformative learning experiences to enhance agricultural literacy...