(FOA)-Higher
Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) (USDA-NIFA-HEMS-006676); May 24,
2019
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Description
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) announced the “Higher
Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP)”, USDA-NIFA-HEMS-006676.
The purpose of the Higher Education Multicultural Scholars
Program (MSP) is to provide scholarships to support recruiting, engaging,
retaining, mentoring, and training committed multicultural scholars, resulting
in either baccalaureate degrees within the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources,
and Human (FANH) disciplines or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) degrees.
The scholarships are intended to encourage outstanding students from groups that
are historically underrepresented and underserved to pursue and complete
baccalaureate degrees in FANH Sciences, or achieve a D.V.M., that would lead to
a diverse and highly skilled work force. Applicants may only submit proposals
for Single-function Education Projects. Single-function Education Projects
develop human capital relevant to overall program goals for U.S. agriculture.
Projects must focus on developing skills necessary for entry- and mid-level
technical employment or for entering graduate programs in FANH sciences.
Single-function Education Projects must show direct alignment with one of the
following:
a.
Increasing
the number of graduates with the necessary technical skills for entry-level
positions in FANH sciences;
b.
Improving
the technical competencies needed for the workforce to ensure that U.S.
agriculture remains globally competitive; or
Enhancing
the diversity of the workforce in food, agriculture, natural resources and human
sciences.
Announcement
Number
USDA-NIFA-HEMS-006676
Closing
Date
May
24, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314241
Contact
Information
Ariela Zycherman
(202)531-0643