This $247,500 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education - Multicultural Scholars Grant Program (CFDA 10.220) will support scholarships, mentoring, and experiential learning opportunities for underrepresented minority students pursuing STEM-focused bachelor's degrees in Oregon State University's (OSU) College of Agricultural Sciences. The program aims to increase the pipeline of diverse, highly skilled...
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...
This Project Grant award of $262,500.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210). The grant will fund a program at Utah State University (USU) to recruit and train a cohort of master's and doctoral students in forest resources management. The program aims to address workforce needs by providing students with training in...
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 $247,500 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Youth, Family, and Community (an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture) under the Higher Education - Multicultural Scholars Grant Program (CFDA 10.220) will support scholarships and educational programming at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to recruit, engage, retain, mentor, and train historically underserved Hispanic students pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems....
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 federal Project Grant award, totaling $500,000 and issued on September 1, 2024, is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527). The grant aims to improve retention and graduation rates among Native American students pursuing STEM and health-related degrees at Utah State University (USU) Blanding. The key products and services funded through this award...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), under CFDA Program 10.220 - Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Grant Program, will support the University of Florida's Nonprofit & Advocacy Lab's efforts to prepare undergraduate students from underrepresented groups for entry-level positions and leadership roles in food and agricultural nonprofit organizations (FANOs). The $229,926 award will fund a 5-year...
This $299,990 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.216 - 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants) supports a partnership between Alcorn State University (ASU), Alabama A&M University (AAMU), and the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (UPRM) to implement a multicultural educational internship and experiential learning program. The goal is to broaden and strengthen undergraduate training in food, agriculture, tropical agriculture, nutrition,...
The Regents of the University of Idaho received a $247,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education - Multicultural Scholars Grant Program (CFDA 10.220). The grant will provide 40 annual $5,000 scholarships over 5 years to recruit, retain, and graduate underrepresented minority undergraduate students in the university's food, nutrition, and agricultural sciences programs. In addition to the scholarships,...