Project Grant 20253842745198
- This federal Project Grant award under the Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.523), administered by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), provides $1,680,000.00 to Tuskegee University to advance research, education, and extension services in the areas of agricultural systems, rural prosperity, and environmental sustainability. The project, titled "The Center for Food Systems, Rural Prosperity, and...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded Tuskegee University a $505,263.16 Project Grant under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (CFDA 10.524). The grant will fund the Tuskegee University Food and Agricultural Scholars Program, which aims to recruit, train, and prepare underrepresented minority students for careers or further studies in food, agricultural, natural resource, and related sciences. The program...
- This $505,263.16 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524) will fund the Tuskegee University Food and Agricultural Scholars Program. The program aims to recruit, train, and prepare underrepresented minorities to enter the food, agricultural, natural resource, and related sciences (FANRRS) workforce or pursue further graduate studies in these...
- Tuskegee University was awarded $500,000 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal Project Grant program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish an undergraduate research and extension education site. Over five years, the site will pair rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Tuskegee University and other institutions with faculty and graduate student mentors for 10-week summer research programs in food,...
- Tuskegee University will receive $349,986 under a three-year Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, to establish three beef cattle demonstration sites across Alabama. The grant falls under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216). The project aims to demonstrate preconditioning and cluster marketing techniques to small, minority beef producers in the state. Specifically, Tuskegee University will conduct...
- This $1,680,000 Project Grant was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions (CFDA 10.523) program. The grant establishes a Center of Excellence at Southern University Agricultural Research & Extension Center, North Carolina A&T State University, and Tuskegee University to address diet-related health disparities among African Americans. The key objectives are to: 1)...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Tuskegee University $521,052.21 under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524) for the period of July 15, 2023 through July 14, 2027. The funding will support Tuskegee University's Food and Agricultural Scholars Program, which will recruit, train, and prepare underrepresented minorities to enter careers or pursue further studies in the food and agricultural sciences. Specifically,...
- Tuskegee University will administer the $500,000 Tuskegee University Food and Agricultural Scholars Program through July 2026 under a Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The funding supports the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions federal grant program (CFDA 10.524), which provides scholarships for students attending 1890 Land-Grant Institutions. Specifically, the program will recruit, train, and prepare underrepresented...
- Tuskegee University will administer the Tuskegee University Food and Agricultural Scholars Program under this $526,315 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The goals of the program are to recruit, train, and prepare underrepresented minorities to enter careers or pursue further studies in the food and agricultural sciences through a multidisciplinary approach incorporating innovative recruiting, mentoring, experiential...
- This $1,680,000 Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions Program award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.523) will establish a Center of Excellence to increase the capacity of 1890 Land-Grant Institutions to address diet-related health disparities through nutrition research, teaching, and extension. The primary goal is to enhance the research, teaching, and extension capabilities of Southern University and A&M College, North Carolina A&T State...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $1,680,000 Project Grant to Tuskegee University under the Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions Program (CFDA 10.523). The grant, titled the "Center for Farming Systems, Rural Prosperity and Economic Sustainability (CFSRPES)," aims to develop, leverage, and share best practices, innovations, technologies, and personnel across an 18-state region to address profitability, conservation, and prosperity challenges for small farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners. The project utilizes an integrative research-education-extension approach with multiple university and public-private partnerships. It focuses on five key thrust areas: farm/ranch/forest commodities, processes and systems; value-added technology; and integrated environmental, economic, and social impacts. The grant will be active from September 15, 2025, through September 14, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.7m | 9/8/25 |