1890 INSTITUTION TEACHING AND RESEARCH
CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS PROGRAM
ANNUAL SUMMARY
FY
2003
Multicultural Alliances
Science and Education Resources Development
Cooperative
State Research, Education,
and
Extension Service
U.S.
Department of Agriculture
September 2003
1890 INSTITUTION TEACHING AND
RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS PROGRAM
Overview of Program
The 1890 Institution Teaching and Research
Capacity Building Grants Program was launched in FY 1990 to achieve three major
goals: (1) to strengthen linkages among
the 1890 institutions, other colleges and universities, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), and private industry; (2) to advance cultural diversity of
the food and agricultural scientific and professional work force by attracting
and educating more students from underrepresented groups; and (3) to enhance
the quality of teaching and research programs at the 1890 institutions to more
readily establish them as full partners in the U.S. food and agricultural
sciences higher education system. It is
designed to be a high impact program and is unique in that it is the only
Federal initiative targeted specifically towards strengthening the quality of
programs in the food and agricultural sciences at the historically black land-grant
institutions.
The 1890 land-grant institutions and Tuskegee
University are uniquely qualified to contribute to the cultural diversity of
the food and agricultural scientific and professional work force. Founded to provide mainstream educational opportunities
in many disciplines to the black community while promoting respect for cultural
diversity, these colleges and universities today enroll and educate not only
African-American students, but Asian, Hispanic, and other American and
international students. Similarly, their
faculty represent a diverse array of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Now in its fourteenth year, the Capacity
Building Grants Program has achieved notable success and is attributed priority
status by the USDA/1890 Task Force appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture. Since 1990, the Program has
awarded $119 million ($119,430,000) to the 1890 Institutions and Tuskegee
University in support of 601 projects -- $59,770,000 for 345 teaching projects
and $59,660,000 for 256 research projects.
The Capacity Building Grants Program is
administered by the newly established Multicultural Alliances unit in the
Science and Education Resources Development division of the Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service.
This program is competitive in nature and provides support to the 1890
Institutions and Tuskegee University for teaching and research projects in
targeted high-priority areas. It
encourages matching support from non-Federal sources and also requires
cooperation with one or more USDA agency(ies) in developing a proposal and
carrying out a project, thereby strengthening departmental partnerships and
linkages with these important minority institutions.
The projects funded during the first thirteen
years of the program are well underway at all of the recipient
institutions. Research projects are
focusing on such areas as biotechnology, human nutrition, aquaculture, plant
science, and animal science. Teaching
projects are addressing innovative student recruitment, educational delivery
systems, and curricula enhancement strategies in such areas as agribusiness
management and marketing, regulatory sciences, plant and soil sciences, and
veterinary science.
FY 2003 Program
In FY 2003, $11,404,387 were appropriated for this
program. One hundred and seventy two
(172) proposals were received in FY 2003 representing a total funding request
of approximately $44 million. These
included 117 research proposals and 55 teaching proposals. Grant applications were reviewed by a peer
review panel comprised of 55 experts representing university educators and
research scientists, Federal Government professionals and individuals from the
private sector who possessed outstanding expertise in the food and agricultural
sciences as well as comprehensive knowledge of the 1890 university system.
Of the $10,587,215 available for project grants,
$5,358,118 were awarded to support 28 teaching projects and $5,229,097 were
awarded to support 18 research projects.
This year awards were made to each of the 18 1890 land-grant
institutions and Tuskegee University.
Targeted need areas for teaching projects included curricula design and
materials development, faculty preparation and enhancement, instruction delivery
systems, student experiential learning, scientific instrumentation for
teaching, and student recruitment and retention within the fields of
agriculture, natural resources, forestry, veterinary medicine, family and
consumer sciences, and closely allied disciplines. Research areas included studies and
experimentation in the food and agricultural sciences, establishment of
centralized research support systems, and development of improved technology
delivery systems for producers and consumers in the food and agricultural
sciences network.
To ensure the highest quality of management in
carrying out the Capacity Building Grants Program, a full-time National Program
Leader within the Multicultural Alliance unit is assigned to manage the
program. The incumbent serves as a member of the Executive Team of the
USDA/1890 Task Force. Additionally, the
National Program Leader is readily available to interact with representatives appointed by different USDA
agencies to work with the 1890 Institutions and Tuskegee University in
developing proposals and in carrying out funded projects. Grant applications in FY 2003 revealed that
the 1890 institutions have made significant progress in strengthening proposal
development and grantsmanship skills since the previous year. This is important as the Department of
Agriculture endeavors to assist these institutions in becoming more competitive
with all other colleges and universities for other sources of support. Eleven USDA agencies (see attached list) will
serve as cooperators on the 46 funded projects.
The attached tables provide detailed information
on FY 2003 awards.
AGENCY
ABBREVIATIONS
AMS Agricultural
Marketing Service
ARS Agricultural
Research Service
APHIS Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
CSREES Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service
ERS Economic
Research Service
FNS Food and Nutrition
Service
FS Forest
Service
FSIS Food
Safety and Inspection Service
NRCS Natural
Resources Conservation Service
OCE Office
of the Chief Economist
RD Rural Development
RMA Risk
Management Agency
|
PROPOSAL NUMBER |
UNIVERSITY,
DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR |
PROJECT TITLE |
USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym |
FUNDS AWARDED |
|
2003-03750 |
Alcorn State
University --Department
of Agriculture Wesley
Lloyd Whittaker |
Increasing
Experimental Learning in Rural Development through Participation in the
Mississippi Enterprise Community Initiative |
RD Edgar L. Lewis (202)
690-3407 |
$170,385
|
|
2003-03746 |
Southern
University and A&M College -- College of
Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences Sebhatu
Gebrelul |
Development
of FFA Instructional Materials for the Enhancement of Youth Experiences |
AMS Curtis V.
Chisley (225)
771-2262x227 |
$199,104 |
|
2003-03708 |
Florida
A&M University --Department
of Plant Biotechnology Mehboob
B. Sheikh |
Enhancing
Student Experiential Learning in Biotechnology Through Innovative Curriculum |
ARS Wayne Hunter (772)462-5898 Barbara J.
Smith (601)
795-8751 |
$199,947 |
|
PROPOSAL NUMBER |
UNIVERSITY,
DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR |
PROJECT TITLE |
USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym |
FUNDS AWARDED |
|
2003-03728 |
University of
Maryland, Eastern Shore --Food Science
& Technology Program Jurgen
G. Schwarz |
Education
Program for Food Safety on the Delmarva Peninsula |
ARS Thomas P.
Oscar |
$198,891 |
|
2003-03704 |
Fort Valley
State University --Department
of Horticulture Anand
Krishna Yadav |
Educating
the Educators: >The Future is Now=
through AgBiotechnology Education Enrichment for K-12 School Teachers |
ARS Bruce W. Wood (478) 956-3820 |
$200,000 |
|
2003-03711 |
Tuskegee
University --Department
of Pathobiology P.
Gopal Reddy |
Infrastructure
Enhancement to Teach Molecular Sciences to Veterinary and Graduate Students |
ARS Rene Wesley (515) 663-7291 Arthur Hinton (706)
546-3621 |
$200,000 |
|
PROPOSAL NUMBER |
UNIVERSITY,
DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR |
PROJECT TITLE |
USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym |
FUNDS AWARDED |
|
2003-03724 |
Alcorn State
University --J.D. Boyd
Library Jessie B. Arnold |
A Systemic,
Unified 1890 Land-Grant Model for Creating, Capturing, and Delivering Digital
Learning Objects for the Food and Agricultural Sciences |
ARS Peggy J. Blake (301)
504-6780 |
$200,000 |
|
2003-03727 |
Florida
A&M University --Division of
Agricultural Sciences Daniel
Wims |
Developing
an Information Technology Laboratory to Enhance Teaching Agricultural
Sciences at FAMU |
APHIS Vernelle
Archer (202) 720-8833 |
$199,558 |
|
2003-03722 |
University of
Arkansas, Pine Bluff --Department
of Agriculture Usman Adamu |
Agriculture
Careers Research and Exploration Summer Institute |
APHIS Feridoon
Mehdizadegan (870)
575-8151 |
$199,949 |
|
PROPOSAL NUMBER |
UNIVERSITY,
DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR |
PROJECT TITLE |
USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym |
FUNDS AWARDED |
|
2003-03698 |
University of
Arkansas, Pine Bluff --Department
of Agriculture Edmund
R. Buckner |
Geographic
Information Systems Technology Teaching Project |
NRCS Charles L.
Fultz (501) 301-3116 Ed Hackett (601)
607-3131 |
$200,000 |
|
2003-03713 |
Prairie View
A&M University --Department
of Agriculture Eric
Risch |
Establishment
of a Bio-Environmental Geographic Information System Phase II |
NRCS Dennis
Williamson (254) 742-9800 |
$198,647 |
|
2003-03731 |
University of
Maryland-Eastern Shore --Department
of Human Ecology Shirley
Hymon-Parker |
Development
of an Undergraduate Research Program in Human Sciences |
CSREES Gladys Gary
Vaughn (202)
720-2864 |
$193,036 |
|
PROPOSAL NUMBER |
UNIVERSITY,
DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR |
PROJECT TITLE |
USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym |
FUNDS AWARDED |
|
2003-03737 |
South Carolina
State University --Department
of Agribusiness and Economics Suresh
R. Londhe |
Planning for
the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Program in Agribusiness |
ERS Mary Bohman (202) 694-5140 |
$198,483 |
|
2003-03709 |
North Carolina A&T State University --Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design Guochen Yang |
Strengthening the Interdisciplinary
Biotechnology and Biodiversity Program |
NRCS Sarah R. Marshall (301) 504-2224 |
$200,000 |
|
2003-03706 |
West Virginia
State College --Department
of Biology Barbara
E. Liedl |
Revving
Up Biotechnology Instruction at West Virginia State College |
ARS Peggy J. Blake (301) 504-6780 |
$198,332 |
|
PROPOSAL NUMBER |
UNIVERSITY,
DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR |
PROJECT TITLE |
USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym |
FUNDS AWARDED |
|
2003-03714 |
North Carolina
A&T State University --Department of
Human Environment and Family Science Salam
Ibrahim |
Development
of a Hands-On Laboratory Experiment for Characterization of Biodegradation of
Agriculturally-Derived Polymers/Plastics |
ARS J. L. Willett (309) 681-6556 |
$194,374 |
|
2003-03717 |
Southern
University --Agricultural
Research & Extension Center Dawn
Mellion Patin |
Academy
for the Academic Enhancement of High School Students in the Food and
Agriculture Sciences |
NRCS Billy R. Moore (318) 473-7755 FSA Fren Allen (318)
473-7902 |
$197,255
|
|
2003-03749 |
Lincoln
University --Cooperative
Extension and Research Emmanuel
I. S. Ajuzie |
Computer
Literacy and Teaching Enhancement Program for Farmers, Rural Residents, and
Information Providers: Bridging Digital Divide |
CSREES Denis Ebodaghe (202)
401-4385 |
$194,408 |
|
PROPOSAL NUMBER |
UNIVERSITY,
DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR |
PROJECT TITLE |
USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym |
FUNDS AWARDED |
|
2003-03735 |
Virginia State University --Department of Agriculture Gollakota Jagannadham |
Remote Sensing
and Geographic Information System Technologies for Improving Teaching
Agriscience, Environmental and Natural Sciences |
ARS |