Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Opportunity USDA-NIFA-HSI-003398
Close Date: Regular Projects 03/15/2011 Close Date: Collaboration Projects 03/31/2011
Who can apply
- Public and State institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others
Only public or other non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institutions are eligible to apply for this program. To qualify as an Hispanic-Serving Institution, applicants must at the time of application, have an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students.
About this opportunity
To promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs that attract, retain, and graduate outstanding students capable of enhancing the nation’s food, agricultural, and natural resource scientific and professional work force. Proposed projects should strengthen the ability of HSIs to enhance their Hispanic-serving capacity and attract, retain, and increase the number of Hispanics that graduate in food, agriculture, nutrition, and natural resources.