HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGE GRANTS
PROGRAM SUMMARY
FY 1999
Higher Education Programs
Science and Education Resources Development
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
September 1999
FY 1999 HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGE GRANTS PROGRAM
The Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, administered by the USDA
Office of Higher Education
Programs, is designed to
stimulate and enable colleges and universities to provide the quality of education
necessary to produce
graduates capable of
strengthening the Nation's food and agricultural scientific and professional work force.
It is intended that
projects supported by the
program will: (1) address a regional, State, national, or international educational need;
(2) involve a creative
or novel approach
toward addressing the need which can serve as a model to others; (3) encourage and
facilitate better working
relationships in the
university science and education community, as well as between universities and the
private sector, to
enhance program quality and
supplement available resources; and (4) result in benefits which will likely transcend
the project duration and
USDA support.
Proposals may be submitted by all U.S. colleges and universities that have a
demonstrable capacity to carry
out teaching in the food
and agricultural sciences at the baccalaureate and first professional degree levels.
Each grantee must have a
significant ongoing
commitment to the food and agricultural sciences and to the specific subject areas for
which such a grant is
used. Generally, the food
and agricultural sciences consist of agriculture, natural resources, forestry, family and
consumer sciences,
veterinary medicine, and
closely allied disciplines.
In FY 1999, $4,350,000 were available to support projects which addressed the
undergraduate or first
professional level of study in
the following targeted areas: (1) curricula design and materials development; (2) faculty
preparation and
enhancement for teaching;
(3) instruction delivery systems; and (4) student experiential learning.
A total of 64 different institutions from 41 States submitted 124 proposals for
consideration for funding in the
ninth year of the
program. In May 1999, the grant applications were evaluated by a 30-member peer
review panel. The panel
was comprised of
faculty members of land-grant and nonland-grant institutions or with a joint appointment
at ARS laboratories.
Panelists represented
various academic areas including business, agriculture, natural resources, forestry,
veterinary medicine, family
and consumer
sciences, and closely allied disciplines. Funds were available to support a total of 37
grants based on the peer
review deliberations.
The 37 grants were awarded to 29 lead institutions in 24 States. Five of the projects
funded in FY 1999 were
joint projects involving
three or four institutions. When the collaborating institutions are included with the lead
institutions, a total of
50 institutions from 29
states are being supported under the FY 1999 Higher Education Challenge Grants
Program.
The following chart presents information on the grants awarded under the FY 1999
Higher Education
Challenge Grants Program
|
PROPOSAL
NUMBER |
PROJECT DIRECTOR | DEPARTMENT AND INSTITUTION | PROJECT TITLE | FUNDS AWARDED |
| 99-03950 | David T. Lewis | Plant Sciences
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Collaborative Educational
Program Establishment
in the Loess Rolling Till Plains |
$248,000 |
| 99-03899 | John D. Walstad | Forest Resources
Oregon State University |
A Video Course to Support Interdisclipinary Education in Wildland Fire Ecology | $99,146 |
| 99-03938 | Gisela F. Erf | Poultry Science
University of Arkansas Board of Trustees |
Student Experiential Learning: Rotations in Agricultural Laboratory Research | $79,231 |
| 99-03856 | Nancy G. Creamer | Horticultural Science
North Carolina State |
Developing an Intensive Summer Internship Program in Sustainable Agricultural Systems | $96,605 |
| 99-03902 | Mathew T. Baker | Agricultural Education &
Communication
University of Florida |
Course Restructuring for the Teaching of Critical Thinking | $100,000 |
| 99-03883 | Rollin D. Strohman | Bioresource and Agricultural
Resource
California Polytechnic State University |
Shared Development of Labs & Web Based Lectures for Precision Agriculture Course | $250,000 |
| 99-03933 | Laurie M. Apple | Family and Consumer Sciences
Southwest Texas State University |
Development of an Innovative Simulated Interactive CD Rom Laboratory in Textiles | $89,451 |
| 99-03932 | Karen Hooker | Human Development and Family
Sciences
Oregon State University |
Development of Multimedia Instructional Materials in Aging and Mental Health | $89,856 |
| 99-03947 | Peter C. Kahn | Biochemistry and Microbiology
Rutgers University |
Modeling the Three Dimensional Structure of Proteins by Homology: A New Course | $89,324 |
| 99-03955 | Harold R. Crawford | Science
Iowa State University |
A Partnership for Curriculum
Development Linking Iowa
State University and Tribal Colleges |
$221,585 |
| 99-03919 | Frank J. Dooley | Agricultural Economics
Purdue University |
Agribusiness Supplementary Course Materials Web Page | $53,816 |
| 99-03877 | Yrjo T. Grohn | Population Medicine and
Diagnostic Sciences
Cornell University |
Integrated Simulation and Economic Models to Teach Dairy Herd Health Management | $89,857 |
| 99-03872 | Ellen B. Peffley | Plant and Soil Science
Texas Tech University |
Designing a Horticulture Laboratory Course to Accommodate Students with Disabilities | $83,831 |
| 99-03871 | Barbara B. Locke | Biomedical Sciences and
Pathobiology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Becoming an Expert: Developing Food Animal Veterinary Diagnostic Skills |
$88,248 |
| 99-03953 | Tammy M. Bray | Human Nutrition and Food
Management
Ohio State University |
Extending Nutrition as a General Education Course Beyond Classroom Wall | $89,274 |
| 99-03890 | Douglas N. Yarger | Agronomy
Iowa State University |
A 3-D Web-based Model to Evaluate Yield Management and Environmental Impacts | $89,953 |
| 99-03915 | Patrick D. O'Rourke | Agriculture
Illinois State University |
Web-based Agribusiness Stimulator for Teaching Farm Supply Firm Management | $88,614 |
| 99-03949 | Anne L. Sweaney | Housing and Consumer
Economics
University of Georgia |
Beyond the textbook: A Cyber-community for Housing and Consumer Economics Educators | $89,998 |
| 99-03924 | Ann D. Christy | Food, Agricultural, and
Biological Engineering
Ohio State University |
Student Portfolios to Encourage Learning in Biological Engineering | $184,112 |
| 99-03846 | John Z. March | Veterinary Medicine
University of Missouri |
Empowering Students to Enhance Instruction | $89,950 |
| 99-03853 | Lisa Kay Nolan | Veterinary and Microbiological
Sciences
North Dakota State University |
Filling the Food Safety
Expertise Gap: The Great
Plains Summer Institute |
$90,000 |
| 99-03884 | Vincent H. Smith | Agricultural Economics and
Economics
Montana State University |
Agriculture in a Global Context: Innovations in Multidisciplinary, Experiential Learning | $ 222,888 |
| 99-03916 | Annette Graham | School of Human and
Consumer Sciences
Ohio University |
Distance Learning and Alternative Lab Sites for Food Service Management Education | $224,935 |
| 99-03944 | Walter H. Schacht | Center for Grassland Studies
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Grazing Livestock Systems Major | $89,792 |
| 99-03893 | Edward A. Nater | Soil, Water, and Climate
University of Minnesota |
Development and Use of WWW-Searchable Archive of Digital Soils Imagery | $75,828 |
| 99-03850 | R. Paul Singh | Biological and Ag Engineering
University of California |
Internet-Assisted Remote Controlled Experiments in Teaching Food and Bioprocess Engineering | $89,879 |
| 99-03863 | Timothy J. Nichols | College of Agricultural &
Biological Sciences
South Dakota State University |
Creating a Model for Student Food Systems Leadership Development |
$85,109 |
| 99-03910 | W. R. Butler | Animal Science
Cornell University |
Development and Integration of Intellectual Skills Across the Core Curriculum | $89,895 |
| 99-03943 | Laura Calderon | Health and Nutritional Sciences
California State University |
CSLA Food and Nutrition Programs: A Plan to Increase and Enhance Student Experiential Learning | $90,000 |
| 99-03929 | Bruce A. Watkins | Food Science
Purdue University |
Collaborative Education Model for Designing Foods and Nutraceuticals | $89,963 |
| 99-03864 | Patricia Hurley | Environmental Science
Salish Kootenai College |
Native Plant Propagation & Land Restoration: Tribal College Curriculum Development | $90,000 |
| 99-03939 | John W. Riesen | Animal Science
University of Connecticut |
Promoting Cooperation in Creation and Use of Shared Computer-Teaching Technologies | $105,728 |
| 99-03887 | James Crawford Bell | Soil, Water, and Climate
University of Minnesota |
On-line Educational Modules for Landscape Analysis using GIS | $71,662 |
| 99-03948 | Ray A. Marquardt | School of Agribusiness and
Resource Management
Arizona State University |
Curriculum Design for a B.S. Degree in Food Management: Meeting Consumer Demand | $88,420 |
| 99-03888 | Karen S. Midden | Plant, Soil and General
Agriculture
Southern Illinois University |
Development of Web-based Instructional Modules in Landscape Construction | $89,190 |
| 99-03921 | Joel M. Chandlee | Plant Sciences
University of Rhode Island |
Providing Undergraduate Experiential Learning Opportunities in Plant Biotechnology | $88,849 |
| 99-03843 | P. Elaine Roberts | Bioagricultural Sciences and
Pest Management
Colorado State University |
The National Web Site for Insect Physiology |
$88,717 |
FY 1999 Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
Total Funds Awarded to States and Lead
Institutions*
State Lead Institution Funds
Arizona Arizona State University East $ 88,420
Arkansas University of Arkansas 79,231
California California Polytechnic State University 250,000
University of California 89,879
California State University 90,000
Colorado Colorado State University 88,717
Connecticut University of Connecticut 105,728
Florida University of Florida 100,000
Georgia University of Georgia 89,998
Illinois Illinois State University 88,614
Southern Illinois University 89,190
Indiana Purdue University 53,816
Purdue University 89,963
Iowa Iowa State University 221,585
Iowa State University 89,953
Minnesota University of Minnesota 75,828
University of Minnesota 71,662
Missouri University of Missouri - Columbia 89,950
Montana Montana State University 222,888
Salish Kootenai College 90,000
Nebraska University of Nebraska 248,000
University of Nebraska 89,792
New Jersey Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey 89,324
New York Cornell University 89,857
Cornell University 89,895
North Carolina North Carolina State University 96,605
North Dakota North Dakota State University 90,000
Ohio Ohio State University 89,274
Ohio State University 184,112
Ohio State University 224,935
Oregon Oregon State University 99,146
Oregon State University 89,856
Rhode Island University of Rhode Island 88,849
South Dakota South Dakota State University 85,109
Texas Southwest Texas State University 89,451
Texas Tech University 83,831
Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute 88,248
Total $ 4,081,706
*These amounts represent the total Federal dollars awarded to each lead institution,
including the funds that
will be subcontracted out
to collaborating institutions for joint projects. Excluding the funds that will be
subcontracted out to
collaborating institutions, no
single institution will receive more than $200,000 under this program in FY
1999.
*The awardees which have a total of $200,000 dollars or more represent more than one
individual or
subcontractors at the following
institutions: California Polytechnic State University, Iowa State University, Montana
State University,
University of Nebraska,
Ohio State University.