The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $999,990 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) grant to the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and its partner California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The project, titled "Focus on Outreach, Opportunity, and Diversity in Food Science and Technology (Food FST)," aims to attract and support students from underrepresented groups,...
This $399,995 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223). The grant supports a 4-year capacity building project at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) to develop sustainable food systems education and research initiatives. Key project activities include: 1) building faculty capacity in sustainable food systems through...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $999,979 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223). The grant will support the Equitable Agriculture and Environmental Management program from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026. The program aims to promote curriculum design, experiential learning opportunities, and student recruitment/retention in the...
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 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) provides $399,999.00 to California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) to support experiential learning opportunities and career awareness initiatives for CSUF students. The primary goals are to engage 10 graduate and 15 undergraduate students per year in 140-hour per semester...
This four-year, $975,314 project grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223), supports the Broadening Agriculture Science Education II consortium. The consortium, led by Florida International University in partnership with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and New Mexico State University, aims to recruit, educate, and develop 15 baccalaureate and 11 masters students...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) will train underrepresented students in addressing emerging concerns around micro-nano-plastics (MNPs) in agriculture and food systems. The award will fund a collaborative educational program between two Hispanic-Serving Institutions and an elite research university to develop a student-centered model. This will...
The University of California, Merced was awarded a $999,983 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 integrated education programs from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2026 to train students for careers in the agricultural and food industry. The programs aim to attract outstanding students and produce graduates with degrees in the food...
This $1,197,687 federal Project Grant 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) will enhance experiential learning opportunities for over 1,000 K-12 students, 80 undergraduate students, and 30 graduate students in Texas and Puerto Rico. The key components of this 4-year project include providing need-based scholarships, integrating...
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...