Project Grant AO202501X443G005

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded Motivation Education & Training Inc. a $5.1 million Project Grant under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264) for the period of July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant will support Motivation Education & Training Inc.'s provision of workforce development services to help agricultural workers and their dependents obtain and retain stable employment outside of seasonal farm work or otherwise...

This $300,000 three-year federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.311 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program) will fund the Mountain Roots NextGen Regen Beginning Farmer Training Program - Solutions for Resilience in a Changing Climate. Over 2025-2027, this program will provide comprehensive training, education, mentorship, and hands-on experience to 60 aspiring agrarians in regenerative and hydroponic...

Mitchell Technical Institute received a $646,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program to develop a virtually-taught, multi-institutional course and paid internship program focused on using crop-focused cyberinfrastructure tools. The course and internship program, with an award period from June 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026, aims to train...

This $490,000 four-year project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program aims to provide targeted professional development opportunities for 40 new secondary agricultural educators in New Mexico over the life of the project. The project will select a cohort of 10 new agricultural educators each year to receive immersive training experiences in animal science, agricultural...

The Puerto Rico Agricultural Extension Service will establish an educational pipeline to strengthen the MPP industry workforce in the Caribbean under a $474,999 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded on November 15, 2022 under the Resident Instruction, Agriculture, and Food Science Facilities and Equipment Grants program (CFDA 10.308), which provides competitive grants to eligible institutions to strengthen...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $195,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program to Mountwest Community and Technical College in Huntington, West Virginia. The grant will support a partnership between Mountwest, Cabell County Career Technology Center, and Mason County Career Center to offer joint technical Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree programs, titled "Trading Up to a...

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was awarded a $975,314 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program to align efforts across multiple Hispanic Serving Institutions in southern and central Texas. Through this consortium, the University will enhance education quality by developing a pathway for students interested in agriculture, natural resources, and related fields to...

The University of Missouri System received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The grant, titled "Precision Agricultural Mechanics Mentors (PAMM)", aims to catalyze the adoption of smart farm technologies by equipping and empowering female secondary agricultural mechanics teachers to teach precision agriculture mechanics curriculum in their local schools. The...

Montclair State University received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. The 5-year project, titled "Green AG Teams", aims to train a new generation of data-savvy and sustainability-focused agricultural professionals to address the growing demand for food production. Key program components include: 1) recruiting and providing paid...

This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Fields program (CFDA 10.318) seeks to increase the participation of women and minority students from rural areas in STEM disciplines relevant to agriculture and food sciences. The key objectives are to: (1) establish community college chapters of the Minorities in Agriculture,...