Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development
Solicitation Title: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development
Event Type: Limited Submission
Funding Amount: $300,000
Internal Deadline: Friday, June 21, 2019 Sponsor Deadline: Thursday, August 22, 2019
Solicitation Link: https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/fy-2019-and-fy-2020-afri-education-workforce-and-development-rfa.pdf
Solicitation Number: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006769
Overview
<div>The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences.</div> <div></div> <div>Relevant to MLFTC faculty is one of the AFRI EWD's overarching goals:</div> <div><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Enhancing Agricultural Literacy and Workforce Training</strong></span> offers institutional grants for in-service training, in order to provide K-14 educators increased knowledge of food and agricultural science disciplines and career opportunities, and help them develop improved curricula to train agricultural workforce for the future. (Program areas: Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy, and Agricultural Workforce Training Grants)</div> <div></div> <div>Within this goal, the AFRI EWD accepts proposals in one program area that is relevant to MLFTC faculty:</div> <div><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy (PDAL)</strong></span>:<strong> </strong>The Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy (formerly Professional Development for Secondary School Teachers and Education Professionals (PD-STEP)) program area seeks to increase the number of K-14 educational professionals trained in the Food and Agricultural Sciences. Participants are expected to develop skills necessary for integrating food and agricultural science concepts in their classes; explore the opportunities available in food and agricultural science career paths; and/or forge mentorships with professional and business leaders, and faculty.</div> <div></div> <div>PDAL supports two project types and one grant type that are relevant to MLFTC faculty. See <strong>Other Information</strong> for a description of each.</div>
Solicitation Limitations: <p>ASU may submit up to 3 grant applications; limit of one award per lead institution. Apply to the internal competition <a href="https://funding.asu.edu/opportunities/2019-agriculture-and-food-researc…; Other Information:<div> <div><em><strong>Project Types</strong></em></div> <div><em><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Education Projects</strong> </span></em><br>Single-function Education Projects develop human capital relevant to overall program goals for U.S. agriculture. An education activity or teaching activity is formal classroom instruction, laboratory instruction, and practicum experience in the food and agricultural sciences and other related matters such as faculty development, student recruitment and services, curriculum development, instructional materials and equipment, and innovative teaching methodologies. <p>The applications for Education Projects may include any of the following activities: conducting classroom and laboratory instruction and practicum experience; faculty research internships for curricula development; cutting edge agricultural science and technology curriculum development; innovative teaching methodologies; instructional materials development; education delivery systems; student experiential learning (student led-research; internships; externships; clinics); student learning styles and student-centered instruction; student recruitment and retention efforts; career planning materials and counseling; pedagogy; faculty development programs; development of modules for on-the-job training; providing knowledge and skills for professionals creating policy or transferring to the agriculture workforce; faculty and student exchanges; and student study abroad and international research opportunities relevant to overall program goals for U.S. agriculture. The activities for Education Projects must show direct alignment with increasing technical competency in AFRI priority area(s) to ensure that the U.S. remains globally competitive in the knowledge age. <br> <br>Education Projects address one or two of the following key strategic actions: <br>1) Train students for Associate, Baccalaureate, Master’s or Doctoral degrees; and/or <br>2) Prepare K-12 teachers and higher education faculty to understand and present food and agricultural sciences. </p> <p>These projects should lead to measurable, documented changes in learning, actions, or conditions in an identified audience or stakeholder group. These projects should synthesize and incorporate a wide range of the latest relevant research results. <br> <br><em><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Extension Projects</strong> </span></em><br>Single-function Extension Projects conduct programs and activities that deliver science-based knowledge and informal educational programs to people, enabling them to make practical decisions. Program delivery may range from community-based to national audiences and use communication methods from face-to-face to electronic or combinations thereof. Extension Projects may also include related matters such as certification programs, inservice training, client recruitment and services, curriculum development, instructional materials and equipment, and innovative instructional methodologies appropriate to informal educational programs. <br> <br>Extension Projects address one or more of the following key strategic actions: <br>1) Support informal education to increase food and agricultural literacy of youth and adults; <br>2) Promote science-based agricultural literacy by increasing understanding and use of food and agricultural science data, information, and programs; <br>3) Build science-based capability in people to engage audiences and enable informed decision making; <br>4) Develop new applications of instructional tools and curriculum structures that increase technical competency and ensure global competitiveness; <br>5) Offer non-formal learning programs that increase accessibility to new audiences at the rate at which new ideas and technologies are tested and/or developed at the community scale; and <br>6) Develop programs that increase public knowledge and citizen engagement leading to actions that protect or enhance the nations’ food supply, agricultural productivity, environmental quality, community vitality, and/or public health and well-being. </p> <p>These projects should lead to measurable, documented changes in learning, actions, or conditions in an identified audience or stakeholder group. These projects should synthesize and incorporate a wide range of the latest relevant research results.</p></div> <div></div> <div><em><strong>Grant Types</strong></em></div> <div><em><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Standard Grants</strong> </span></em><br>Standard Grants support targeted original scientific Research, Education, Extension, or Integrated Projects.</div> </div> <div></div>Last Updated:
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