Posted July 3, 2014
The U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture
(NIFA) announced the availability of $1.7 million in funding to improve the
capacity of tribal land-grant colleges to undertake food and agriculture
research, according to a USDA press release available here.
This
funding is made available from the 2014 Farm Bill.
“These
grants will help tribal land-grant colleges develop infrastructure and faculty
expertise so they can carry out research projects that identify and solve
problems within tribal and American Indian communities,” said Sonny Ramaswamy,
NIFA director. “Projects will also offer students the research experience they
need to carry on their educational pursuits or enhance career opportunities in
the food and agricultural sciences.”
The Tribal
College Research Grant Program (TCRGP) builds “scientific capacity at tribal
land-grant colleges, also known as the 1994 land-grant institutions, by
creating collaborations with other land-grant institutions.”
TCRGP offers three types of funding options: New Discovery
Research for projects involving peer reviewed scientific inquiry; Capacity
Building Research to address a specific research concern of the reservation
community; and Student Research Experience which allows tribal college students
to learn scientific techniques while conducting research projects.
The deadline for applications is
July 25, 2014.
For more information on farm bills, please visit the
National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
