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[accordion title=”United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)” load=”hide”]The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues. These issues are based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management. The mission of this Department is to provide economic opportunity through innovation, helping rural America to thrive; to promote agriculture production that better nourishes Americans, while also helping feed others throughout the world; and to preserve our Nation’s natural resources through conservation, restored forests, improved watersheds, and healthy private working lands.
Strategic Goals, as presented on their website:
1. Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, with integrity and a focus on customer service.
2. Maximize the ability of American agricultural producers to prosper by feeding and clothing the world.
3. Promote American agricultural products and exports.
4. Facilitate rural prosperity and economic development.
5. Strengthen the stewardship of private lands through technology and research.
6. Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System lands.
7. Provide all Americans access to a safe, nutritious, and secure food supply.[/accordion]
[accordion title=”National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)” load=”hide”]The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is part of the USDA’s Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area. It leads and invests in agricultural research, education and extension in order to solve societal challenges, advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and communities. [/accordion]
[accordion title=”Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)” load=”hide”]The Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Education Grant Program seeks to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and also to increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of the students that are pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate degrees in STEM at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. These HSI undergraduates and graduates are also supported for training, internship, research and further educational opportunities to prepare them for success in the workforce. Additionally, the HSI Education Grant Program seeks to build capacity in undergraduate and graduate STEM education that doesn’t normally receive high levels of National Science Foundation (NSF) grant funding. This program is aligned with the commitment of the NSF to increase access for the underrepresented groups to the Nation’s STEM enterprise.
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