The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) received a $599,952 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216). The grant will fund UAPB's efforts to address climate change impacts on Arkansas agriculture through 2026 by demonstrating climate-smart agricultural practices to historically underserved producers and involving them in workforce development....
This $299,608 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216) is aimed at strengthening the teacher education program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). The project seeks to develop a collaborative relationship between UAPB and Arkansas State University to advance the cultural diversity of the agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) workforce by attracting and...
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) received a $599,999 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216). The grant aims to investigate the potential medicinal properties of different rice bran extracts from Arkansas rice varieties, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antihyperglycemic, anti-cholesterolemic, and antihypertensive...
This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (CFDA 10.524) provides $505,263.16 to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) to support its 1890 Scholarship Program. The grant aims to increase the diversity and technical competency of the agricultural workforce by providing scholarships and comprehensive educational services to...
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff received a $499,999 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program. The grant will support research and development of iron-modified biochar as a soil amendment to reduce the leaching of antibiotics and other pollutants in soils irrigated with recycled water. Over a three-year period from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, the university...
This federal Project Grant award of $505,263.16 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524). The purpose of the grant is to provide scholarships and comprehensive support services to undergraduate students at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), a historically Black land-grant university, to increase the diversity and technical...
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) a $526,315.79 Project Grant under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524). The grant will provide partial scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 annually for 153 students beginning in Fall 2020 through Spring 2024. Total scholarship awards per student will range from a minimum of $8,000 to a maximum of $40,000 over eight semesters. The scholarships...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) a $500,000 Project Grant under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal grant program (CFDA 10.524). The grant will provide partial scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 annually for 153 students beginning in Fall 2020 through Spring 2024. Total scholarship funding per student will be between $8,000 and $40,000 over eight semesters. The...
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff received a $505,263 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal grant program (CFDA 10.524). The four-year award will support multiple scholarships for students at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff from July 2022 through July 2026. As authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill, the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program...
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) received a $293,909 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216). The grant aims to investigate an innovative "stress memory" approach to mitigate the negative impacts of water-borne stressors on farmed catfish, a key aquaculture species in the U.S. market. The project adopts an interdisciplinary strategy, spanning...
The University of Arkansas System, through its University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) campus, received a $599,997 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216). This grant will support research, education, and outreach activities to address the impacts of climate change on agricultural production in Arkansas. Key focus areas include understanding crop adaptation mechanisms, developing climate-resilient agricultural practices, and building community capacity for sustainable, climate-smart agriculture. The project aims to encourage youth participation in food, agriculture, and natural resources fields, expand urban greenspaces, and foster collaboration to build climate and disaster-resilient communities. The award period runs from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2027.