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From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NextGen)

The primary goal of the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program (NextGen) is to enable 1890 institutions, 1994 institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions and insular area institutions of higher education located in the U.S. territories to build and sustain the next generation of the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH) workforce including the future USDA workforce primarily through providing student scholarship support, meaningful paid internships, fellowships, and job opportunity matching, and also facilitating opportunities to learn the processes and pathways leading to training and employment in the federal sector.

NextGen Proposal Development Technical Assistance: NIFA has entered into an agreement with The Extension Foundation to provide Technical Service for this opportunity. Applicants do not need to be members of Extension Foundation to access these resources located at https://nextgen.extension.org/

For questions concerning the NextGen program, contact: NIFA.Workforce@usda.gov.

Letter of Intent (LOI) submission is highly encouraged, but not required.

Dates may vary. Please see RFA for exact details.
Reasonable Accommodation
If you need a reasonable accommodation to access information related to this grant opportunity, please contact the Information Contact listed on this page no later than ten (10) days before the closing date.  If you need a reasonable accommodation for the webinar or event related to this grant opportunity, please contact the event host.
Language Access Services
NIFA offers language access services, such as interpretation and translation of vital information, free of charge. If you need interpretation or translation services, please visit NIFA Language Access Services and request service no later than ten (10) days before the closing date.
More Information on Eligibility

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Section 1006(b)(4)(A-E), as amended by Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (Pub.L 117-169), defines eligible applicants as 1890 land-grant institutions, 1994 land-grant institutions, Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions [specifically, the certified Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities (HSACUs)], and insular area institutions of higher education located in the U.S. territories.

Posted Date
For more Information Contact
Closing Date
Letter/Notice of intent due
Contact for Electronic Access Problems
Funding Opportunity Number
USDA-NIFA-ARPAED-009362
Assistance Listing Number
10.237
Estimated Total Program Funding
$250,000,000
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement
No Match Requirement
Range of Awards
$500,000 - $20,000,000

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