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INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) has been awarded nearly $2 million in grants from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) as part ofa major investment of more than $33 million to support capacity building efforts at the country’s 1890 Land-grant Universities.
WVSU was awarded five grants through NIFA’s 1890 Capacity Building Grants Program, which supports 82 research, Extension and education projects across 19 Historically Black Colleges and Universities designated as 1890 Land-grant Universities. The investments will help build capacity for teaching, research and Extension activities, including curriculum design, materials development, faculty development, student recruitment and retention and Extension program development support.
The grants WVSU received were: The funding aims to strengthen the quality and diversity of the nation’s higher-education workforce and equip 1890 Land-grant Universities with resources needed to address emerging challenges better and create new opportunities. All 19 eligible universities will receive funding through the program.
These efforts build on USDA’s recent historic investment of $262.5 million to help institutions of higher education foster the next generation of diverse agricultural professionals across the nation. USDA is committed to improving equity and access, eliminating barriers to its programs for underserved individuals and communities and building a workforce more representative of America.
For more information on the projects funded under the 1890 Capacity Building Grants Program, please visit the USDA NIFA website at .
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