This $249,602 Project Grant awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) aims to enhance food animal welfare and reproduction training at Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM). The overarching goal is to stimulate interest and prepare TUCVM students for careers in livestock veterinary practice by strengthening the curriculum and expanding hands-on experiential learning opportunities. Key objectives include:...
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...
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,...
This federal Project Grant award of $6,724,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, supports the Tuskegee University Aviation Science Program. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, with a completion date of August 31, 2027, will enable Tuskegee University, a historically Black private university, to enhance its educational offerings, research capabilities, and...
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 will provide a Food and Agricultural Scholars Program (TUFASP) through a $1,010,526.32 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant period is from July 15, 2022 through July 14, 2026. Under the Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions program (CFDA 10.524), TUFASP will offer multiple scholarships for students studying food and agriculture at Tuskegee University, an 1890 Land-Grant Institution....
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,...
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 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 Rural Utilities Service (CFDA 10.855 - Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants) awarded a $858,521 project grant to Tuskegee University on September 11, 2024. The grant is intended to improve access to educational and medical services through advanced telecommunications technologies in rural areas. Tuskegee University, a historically Black private university, will use the funding to acquire and deploy telecommunications-enabled equipment,...