1890
INSTITUTION TEACHING AND RESEARCH
ANNUAL
SUMMARY
FY 2004
Multicultural Alliances
Science
and Education Resources Development
and
Extension Service
October
2004
1890 Institution Teaching and
Program Summary - FY 2004
Multicultural Alliances
Science and Education Resources Development
Launched in 1990, the 1890 Institution Teaching and Research
Capacity Building Grants Program is administered by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Multicultural Alliances unit under the authority contained
in section 1417 (b)(4) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152 (b)(4)). This program is intended to strengthen
teaching and research programs in the food and agricultural sciences by
building the institutional capacities of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions and
The Capacity Building Grants Program is designed to achieve
three major goals: (1) to strengthen
linkages among the 1890 institutions, other colleges and universities, 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
Applications may be submitted only by the 1890 Land-Grant
Institutions, including
This Capacity Building Grants Program is competitive in nature and provides support to the 1890s 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.
Teaching projects should address one or more of the following targeted need areas:
(a) curricula design and materials development; (b) faculty preparation and enhancement for teaching; (c) instruction delivery systems; (d) student experiential learning; (e) scientific instrumentation for teaching; and (f) student recruitment and retention within the fields of agriculture, natural resources, forestry, veterinary medicine, family and consumer sciences, and closely allied disciplines. Research projects should address one or more of the following targeted need areas: (a) studies and experimentation in the food and agricultural sciences;
(b) establishment of centralized research support systems;
and (c) development of improved technology delivery systems for producers and
consumers in the food and agricultural sciences network.
Now in its fifthteenth 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 approximately $130 million to the
1890 Institutions and
Funded projects are well underway at all of the recipient institutions. 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. Research projects are focusing on such areas as biotechnology, human nutrition, aquaculture, plant science, and animal science.
To ensure the highest quality of management in carrying out
the Capacity Building Grants Program, a full-time National Program Leader
within the Multicultural Alliances 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
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.
FY 2004 Program
In FY 2004, $11,411,274 was
appropriated for this program. A total
of 18 institutions from 17 states submitted 176 proposals (118 research and 58
teaching) requesting $42 million.
In April 2004, a 48-member peer review panel evaluated these proposals. The peer review panel included faculty and administrators from land grant and non-land grant colleges and universities as well as research scientists from USDA agencies who possess outstanding expertise in the food and agricultural sciences and comprehensive knowledge of the 1890 university system.
Of the $10,539,187 available for project grants, $5,346,444 were awarded to support 28 teaching projects and $5,192,743 were awarded to support 19 research projects. Awards were made to 17 1890 institutions in 17 states.
The following tables summarize this year’s 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program competition:
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Table
1. FUNDS REQUESTED BY EMPHASIS AREA FY 2004
1890 Teaching
Projects Summary |
|
Targeted Emphasis Area |
#
Proposals |
Amount of
Funds |
|||
|
Requested |
Awarded |
% |
Requested |
Awarded |
|
|
General
(G) |
15 |
5 |
33% |
$2,916,283.00 |
$988,871 |
|
Agribusiness
Mgmt. and Marketing (M) |
1 |
1 |
100% |
$198,708.00 |
$198,708 |
|
Agricultural/Bio.
Engineering (E) |
3 |
1 |
33% |
$598,491.00 |
$200,000 |
|
Agricultural
Social Sciences (S) |
3 |
1 |
33% |
$599,895.00 |
$200,000 |
|
International
(I) |
0 |
0 |
0% |
$0.00 |
$0 |
|
Animal
Sciences (A) |
1 |
1 |
100% |
$199,208.00 |
$199,208 |
|
Plant
Sciences (P) |
4 |
3 |
75% |
$759,028.00 |
$559,647 |
|
Entomology
(Plant) (T) |
1 |
1 |
100% |
$197,320.00 |
$197,320 |
|
Soil
Science (D) |
2 |
1 |
50% |
$350,668.00 |
$150,791 |
|
Conservation
(Including Nat. Res. (C) |
5 |
2 |
40% |
$872,771.00 |
$371,777 |
|
Food
Sciences (F) |
0 |
0 |
0% |
$0.00 |
$0 |
|
Environmental
Sciences Mgmt (L) |
2 |
2 |
100% |
$399,958.00 |
$399,958 |
|
Family/Consumer
Sciences (H) |
9 |
5 |
56% |
$1,807,220.00 |
$907,952 |
|
Human
Nutrition (N) |
3 |
2 |
67% |
$596,899.00 |
$392,201 |
|
Related
Biological Sciences (B) |
3 |
0 |
0% |
$586,132.00 |
$0 |
|
Veterinary
Medicine (V) |
3 |
1 |
33% |
$552,098.00 |
$186,012 |
|
Aquaculture
(Q) |
2 |
2 |
100% |
$398,810.00 |
$393,999 |
|
Entomology
Animal (J) |
0 |
0 |
0% |
$0.00 |
$0 |
|
Water
Science (W) |
1 |
0 |
0% |
$198,909.00 |
$0 |
|
TOTALS |
58 |
28 |
|
$11,232,398.00 |
$5,346,444 |
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Table
2. FUNDS REQUESTED BY EMPHASIS AREA FY 2004
1890 Research
Projects Summary |
|
Targeted Emphasis Area |
#
Proposals |
Amount of
Funds |
|||
|
Requested |
Awarded |
% |
Requested |
Awarded |
|
|
General
(G) |
0 |
0 |
0% |
$0.00 |
$0 |
|
Agribusiness
Mgmt. and Marketing (M) |
6 |
0 |
0% |
$1,675,865.00 |
$0 |
|
Agricultural/Bio.
Engineering (E) |
2 |
2 |
100% |
$590,986.00 |
$585,736 |
|
Agricultural
Social Sciences (S) |
4 |
1 |
25% |
$1,088,105.00 |
$217,733 |
|
International
(I) |
1 |
0 |
0% |
$289,069.00 |
$0 |
|
Animal
Sciences (A) |
12 |
2 |
17% |
$3,518,847.00 |
$599,617 |
|
Plant
Sciences (P) |
30 |
5 |
17% |
$8,671,826.00 |
$1,410,683 |
|
Entomology
(Plant) (T) |
4 |
1 |
25% |
$1,135,789.00 |
$283,953 |
|
Soil
Science (D) |
2 |
0 |
0% |
$580,931.00 |
$0 |
|
Conservation
(Including Nat. Res. (C) |
6 |
1 |
17% |
$1,766,508.00 |
$297,087 |
|
Food
Sciences (F) |
16 |
2 |
13% |
$4,623,043.00 |
$572,903 |
|
Environmental
Sciences (L) |
3 |
0 |
0% |
$899,677.00 |
$0 |
|
Family/Consumer
Sciences (H) |
0 |
0 |
0% |
$0.00 |
$0 |
|
Human
Nutrition (N) |
4 |
0 |
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