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Innovating Formal and Non-Formal
Educational Experiences in
Food and
Agricultural Sciences During the Time of Social
Distancing
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting
the nation’s programs for youth development,
education, and workforce development, including
those in the food and agricultural sciences. Formal and
non-formal education activities are in high demand
as Americans continue social distancing to keep
COVID-19 infection rates under control. The need
for these programs is particularly prevalent in rural
areas.
The Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Education and
Workforce Development RFA now includes a
new program area priority to address the need to
develop and deploy rapid, reliable, and
readily-adoptable strategies in workforce
preparation through formal K-14 education, as
well as in youth development through non-formal
education to cultivate interest and competencies
in STEM and agriculture during this challenging
time. Funded projects are expected to develop tools,
techniques, and other practices that can be rapidly
adopted at home or by educators and extension
specialists to ensure the effective formal and
non-formal education of K-14 students and other youth
development opportunities.
This program area accepts new
applications only. Applications will undergo an
expedited peer-review and awarding process to
ensure rapid project start-up. All projects must clearly
demonstrate capability of rapid implementation
and should not require lengthy exploration or
start-up efforts. Applicants must provide evidence that
training and resources developed through the
proposed project will be immediately deployed. It
should not take the duration of the project to
have meaningful impact.
The application deadline is Aug.
20, 2020 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. For more
information about the program area priority,
check the AFRI
EWD RFA for details.
Interested applicants are invited
to register
for an informational webinar on July
28, 2020 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time.
Program Area Contacts:
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