The University of Hawaii received a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.516: Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program) to implement the Tasting with Keiki 4-H program. This school-based initiative provides nutrition education and healthy food access support for children in kindergarten through second grade in Hawaii and Kauai counties. The program includes interactive classroom lessons, cooking...
The University of Hawaii (UH) was awarded a $475,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228). The grant, with a performance period from September 15, 2023 to September 14, 2027, will support UH's GoFarm Hawaii (GFH) program to prepare students for careers in food, agriculture, and natural resources. Key...
This $500,000 federal Project Grant award to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, funded under the USDA NIFA Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223), aims to enhance the university's capacity to provide non-credit agricultural workforce training and producer education programs tailored to adult learners in Hawaii. The project will offer integrated research, education, and extension activities to facilitate access to agricultural pathways for Native Hawaiian and...
The federal Project Grant award of $749,298 was provided by the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311). The award will fund the "Hana Mahi'ai" initiative delivered by The Kohala Center, Inc., a non-profit organization in Waimea, Hawaii. The initiative aims to provide training, technical assistance, and resources to Native Hawaiian new and beginning farmers and ranchers....
The University of Hawaii West Oahu (UHWO) was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228). The "Huaka'i 'Ike 'Aina (HI'A) Project" aims to build a robust multi-campus higher education leadership pathway toward careers in agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) in Hawaii. The project...
The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), through its Grants and Contracts Office, will deliver agricultural and natural resource professional development programs for K-12 teachers across Alaska under a $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA). The funding is provided through NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310), which supports research, extension...
The University of Hawaii Maui College will receive $475,000 under a three-year Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to conduct the "IKE KUPUNA: Integrating Traditional Knowledge into Natural Resource Sciences" program. Funded through the Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants program, the project will promote the integration of indigenous knowledge into natural resource management...
This federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228), aims to develop and execute a compressed program of experiential learning courses and field days related to livestock management and meat processing at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM). The project will provide opportunities for...
This five-year, $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) will fund the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Advanced Technology Training in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Sciences-Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (ATT-AGFSC-REEU) program. The program aims to address food security challenges in Hawaii through experiential learning and workforce...
The University of Hawaii was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants (CFDA 10.228) program. The grant, titled "HAWAII-ONE-AG", aims to increase demand for agricultural education across the University of Hawaii system, thereby increasing interest, graduation rates, and participation of Native Hawaiian and underrepresented...