…primary focus must be to improve teaching, enrollment and graduation rates within a degree-granting program. One five-year project with Texas State University helped boost its completion rate to 92 percent….
State Water Project Allocation Increased
…State Water Project allocations change, it is important to remember that nearly all areas served by the project also have other sources of water, among them streams, groundwater and local…
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
…programs in food and agricultural sciences to support a sustainable agriculture system. Eligible applicants include Alabama A&M University, Tuskegee University, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University,…
Funding to Foster the Agricultural Science Workforce
…for junior or community colleges. Projects can target curriculum development and faculty development or establish partnerships with other academic institutions. The SPECA program encourages projects that bring together academic institutions,…
Farm Service Agency Cooperative Agreements
…all Americans, and to create a more equal and inclusive USDA in Chapter 8 of our yearlong results project: The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA….
Almond Board: CASP Workshops on Bee Health
…Woodland. Billy Synk, director of Pollination Programs at Project Apis m., will discuss projects for improving honey bee forage and habitat. Growers will learn about the Seeds for Bees program…
Support for People with Disabilities in Agriculture
…AgrAbility projects. Currently-funded projects include the National AgrAbility Project and 20 state and regional AgrAbility projects. Earlier projects include one by University of Tennessee Extension that provides briefings to the…
$27 Million Available to Support Local Food Sector
…11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 27, 2017. AMS will also host a webinar to introduce potential applicants to Grants.gov on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern…
Farm Service Agency Expands Bridges to Opportunity Nationwide
…all Americans, and to create a more equal and inclusive USDA in chapter 8 of our yearlong results project: The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA….
Water Action Plan Progress Highlighted
…Launch of dozens of habitat restoration projects around the state, including the largest tidal wetlands restoration project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Support for the implementation of Klamath dam removal…
Almond Board: Helping Honey Bees
…a program that can help you do that. Listen to the report: From Project Apism: Our organization’s name comes from Apis mellifera, the scientific name for the European honey bee….
License Plate Program Awards Ag Education
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded $257,000 to four organizations for projects that enhance agricultural education and leadership opportunities for students, teachers and youth under the 2016…
Snowpack’s Statewide Water Content Below Average
…just 50 percent of its average. Similarly, Lake Oroville, the State Water Project’s largest reservoir, holds much more water than a year ago — 91 percent of its historical average…
USDA: $5 Million in Funds for Smart Technology Innovations in Agriculture
…section on the National Science Foundation website and on the NIFA website. Examples of previously funded projects include a University of Tennessee project to develop and test biosensing and animal…