Project Grant AO202501X443G041

Federal Grant Award Summary Fort Valley State University (FVSU) received a $7.82 million formula grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University program (CFDA 10.512). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, and extending through September 30, 2030, supports agricultural and forestry extension...

Federal Grant Award Summary Prairie View A&M University received a $14.7 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University program (CFDA 10.512), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The award supports the Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) in selected Texas counties,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Fort Valley State University (FVSU) received a $4.94 million formula grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University program (CFDA 10.205), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award supports FVSU's five-year Georgia Plan of Work (POW), developed collaboratively with the University of Georgia, addressing critical agricultural...

Virginia State University received a $7.41 million formula grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University program (CFDA 10.512). The award, obligated October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2030, supports VSU Extension's delivery of agricultural and forestry extension services to limited-resource and underserved...

Fort Valley State University was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The three-year award will support Fort Valley State University's Community Nursing Outreach Program from June 2023 through May 2026. As a historically black college located in Fort Valley, Georgia, Fort Valley State University will use this funding to expand...

Prairie View A&M University received $597,741 in funding through the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The award, issued on December 15, 2025, supports an integrated teaching and research project designed to strengthen workforce development in Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) through enhanced student preparation and global market competency. The...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Fort Valley State University received a $599,999 Project Grant awarded on February 1, 2026, under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA). The three-year project, concluding January 31, 2029, focuses on expanding beef cattle research, extension, and education capacity through three primary objectives: evaluating nutraceutical...

Summary Prairie View A&M University received a $293,521 formula grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP, CFDA 10.514). The award supports community-based nutrition education services delivered to low-income families and youth across Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties in Texas. NIFA-registered Nutrition...

Community Partners received a $1,066,300 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year award will support Community Partners' PROJECT SOAR initiative, which will provide college and career support services to residents in public housing in Los Angeles, California through August 2025. FIPSE aims to support innovative strategies to improve postsecondary...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff received a $543,155.25 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216), awarded December 15, 2025, with completion targeted for December 14, 2028. The project addresses food insecurity in Jefferson County, Arkansas—which has experienced the closure of two grocery stores over three years and lacks...