Limited
Submission – USDA-NIFA – Women and Minorities in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) - USDA-NIFA-WAMS-007011;
February 24, 2020
Purpose: The National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) of the US Department of Agriculture
announces the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS). The purpose of this program is to support
research, education/teaching, and extension projects that increase participation
by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in STEM. For the FY
2020 award cycle, NIFA intends to support projects with a target audience of
K-14 students (kindergarten through twelfth grade plus two years of
post-secondary schooling (e.g., vocational technical institutions or community
or junior colleges). Four-year undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral
focused projects will not be
awarded under this grant announcement. A proposed project must address one or
more Educational Need Areas and/or be an Applied Project that addresses
research, outreach and capacity building to benefit the communities served,
especially that of their students.
1.
Educational Need Areas
2.
Applied Projects
Applications
recommended for funding must highlight and emphasize the development of a
competent and qualified workforce in the food, agricultural, natural resources
and human sciences (FAHN sciences). WAMS-funded projects should improve the
economic health and viability of rural communities by developing research and
extension initiatives that focus on new and emerging employment opportunities
in STEM occupation.
Note: In FY 2020, WAMS will
only support new and resubmitted applications. Only one active WAMS award at a
time can be held by any single institution.
Matching Requirement:
1:1
match if a WAMS grant provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural
commodity.
Funding Amount/Project
Period: up
to $100,000 total for 2 to 3 years
Link
to Funding Opportunity Announcement
Institutional
Limit: 1
Internal Competition:
To
participate in the university’s selection process, please upload the following,
assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for
Research via this
portal
with a copy to your Associate Dean for
Research by January 14, 2020:
·
Names
and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel
or partners;
·
Title
of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
·
Brief
project description (2 pages maximum)
·
Budget,
including the potential source of matching funds
·
Brief
biographical sketch
A committee will be
convened to review the material and make a recommendation.
For questions or
issues with submission through the portal, email the limited submission mailbox
(limitedsubmissions@uky.edu), or call 257-2861.
Agency Deadline:
February
24, 2020