[Faculty] USDA Announces Funding Available Women, Minorities in STEM

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USDA Announces Funding Available Women, Minorities in STEM

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $400,000 in available funding to support research and extension activities that increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas who will pursue and complete a postsecondary degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

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Applications recommended for funding must highlight and emphasize a competent and qualified workforce to guide the food and agricultural sciences system. 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 occupations. Projects that contribute to the economic viability of rural communities are also encouraged.

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Since 2009, NIFA has invested in and advanced innovative and transformative initiatives to solve societal challenges and ensure the long-term viability of agriculture. NIFA's integrated research, education, and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel, have resulted user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural economic growth, controlling water availability, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA's impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMzA4LjU2MjE2ODUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDMwOC41NjIxNjg1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjQyMTk0JmVtYWlsaWQ9dy1hZXNkaXJzQGNvbG9zdGF0ZS5lZHUmdXNlcmlkPXctYWVzZGlyc0Bjb2xvc3RhdGUuZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&105&&&http://www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=>, sign up for email updates<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMzA4LjU2MjE2ODUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDMwOC41NjIxNjg1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjQyMTk0JmVtYWlsaWQ9dy1hZXNkaXJzQGNvbG9zdGF0ZS5lZHUmdXNlcmlkPXctYWVzZGlyc0Bjb2xvc3RhdGUuZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&106&&&http://bit.ly/NIFAsubscribe?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=>, or follow us on Twitter @usda_NIFA<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMzA4LjU2MjE2ODUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDMwOC41NjIxNjg1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjQyMTk0JmVtYWlsaWQ9dy1hZXNkaXJzQGNvbG9zdGF0ZS5lZHUmdXNlcmlkPXctYWVzZGlyc0Bjb2xvc3RhdGUuZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&107&&&https://twitter.com/usda_nifa?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=>, #NIFAimpacts<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMzA4LjU2MjE2ODUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDMwOC41NjIxNjg1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjQyMTk0JmVtYWlsaWQ9dy1hZXNkaXJzQGNvbG9zdGF0ZS5lZHUmdXNlcmlkPXctYWVzZGlyc0Bjb2xvc3RhdGUuZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&108&&&https://twitter.com/hashtag/NIFAimpacts?src=hash&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=>.

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