General Interest-News: NIFA Update; January 30, 2010

NIFA Update, from the Office of the Director, is a biweekly newsletter for research, education, and extension partners at land-grant universities and other cooperating institutions.

In This Issue

NIFA

• From the Director
• Schmiesing Leaves F4-HN
• NIFA News
• NIFA Lists Open Requests for Grant Applications

USDA

• USDA National Scholars Program Applications Open for 2010 Academic School Year
• Agriculture Secretary Discusses Importance of Addressing Child Hunger, Health, and Nutrition
• USDA Report Reveals Highest Rate of Food Insecurity Since Report was Initiated in 1995
• Justice Department and USDA Set Dates for Workshops to Explore Competition and Regulatory Issues in the Agriculture Industry
• Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Food Purchases for Domestic Nutrition Programs, Assists Pork, Cherry, Plum, and Apple Farmers
• Vilsack Statement on the Nomination of Rajiv Shah as USAID Administrator

Partners

• Building Public Issues Education Capacity to Address Health and Wellness: Recommendations from a Survey of Extension Professionals

Opportunities

• Workshop on Preparation/Management of Grant Applications

Awards and Recognition

• Seaman A. Knapp Memorial Lecture

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