Friday, February 27, 2015

USDA awards $14 million in higher education grants to support rural economic growth

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Wednesday "announced nearly $14 million in grants to support four programs to increase prosperity in rural America through research, education and extension programs focused on promoting rural community development, economic growth and sustainability," says a USDA press release.

Grants were awarded for:

Rural Communities and Regional Development:
  • Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala., $499,998
  • University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., $474,998
  • University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, $499,287
  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La., $499,789
  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., $498,943
  • Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., $474,190
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., $499,374
  • University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., $499,994
Agricultural Economics and Rural Communities – Environment:
  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., $500,000
  • Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., $500,000
  • Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., $499,976
  • University of Nevada, Reno, Nev., $498,393
  • University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I., $463,096
  • University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I., $47,882
  • Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., $313,557
Agricultural Economics and Rural Communities – Economics, Markets and Trade:
  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., $399,867
  • University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., $49,600
  • Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., $499,709
  • Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa., $245,131
  • Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., $500,000
  • Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio., $494,547
  • Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla., $485,414
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis., $379,234
  • University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo., $149,858
Funds were also provided through the Small and Medium-sized Farm program to provide farmers and ranchers assistance in their decision making with respect to management strategies, new technologies, sustainability, competitiveness and viability.

Fiscal year 2014 Small and Medium-Sized Farms:
  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., $499,978
  • Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., $471,462
  • Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., $499,995
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., $499,380
  • Alcorn State University, Lorman, Miss., $499,794
  • Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, $384,913
  • Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore., $499,996
  • University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., $499,978

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