The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded 19 grants totaling more than $14 million to provide scholarships at 1890 land-grant colleges and universities. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s 1890 Scholarships Program, authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill.
“We are pleased to support these important institutions as they develop the next generation of agricultural leaders,” said NIFA Director J. Scott Angle.
The 1890 Scholarships Program provides scholarships to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring, and training of undergraduate students at the 1890 land-grant institutions including Tuskegee University. The scholarships are intended to encourage outstanding students at 1890 institutions to pursue and complete baccalaureate degrees in the food and agricultural sciences and related fields. By developing a highly skilled workforce, the 1890 Scholarships Program helps facilitate rural prosperity and economic development aligning with USDA’s strategic goals.
In fiscal year 2020, each of the 1890 land-grant colleges and universities received $752, 632, totaling more than $14 million. The following institutions received awards:
- Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama
- Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware
- Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida
- Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia
- Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Kentucky
- Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland
- Lincoln University of Missouri, Jefferson City, Missouri
- Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio
- Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma
- South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina
- Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
- Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia
- West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia
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