This $162,141 project grant awarded on September 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Resident Instruction Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas program (CFDA 10.308) will support the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) in addressing educational disparities and enhancing its agricultural, natural resources, and community development programs.
The grant funding will be used to encourage the use of alternative delivery systems and computer-lab equipment, enhance the capacity of ASCC's student labs and quality of instruction, provide scholarships for faculty and staff pursuing degrees in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences, and offer financial support for faculty and staff professional development. These efforts are intended to increase enrollment, graduation rates, and student participation in experiential learning in ASCC's agriculture, community, and natural resources division, thereby supporting NIFA's goals of growing enrollment and improving the quality of postsecondary instruction in these fields to meet workforce needs.
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