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USDA Resources for Healthy Living

The USDA has a variety of resources to promote healthy living for youth. This document provides a summary of the resources that are available from different programs under the USDA. The resources are divided by the healthy living…

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Positive Youth Development Point of Departure

On August 3rd and 4th, the University of Georgia, Fort Valley State University, and NIFA hosted a Call to Conversation regarding Positive Youth Development (PYD) that was framed by a “Point of Departure” document. The main point taken…

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Children and Youth With Disabilities Fact Sheet

The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Children and Youth with Disabilities.

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Youth in Foster Care Fact Sheet

The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Youth in Foster Care.

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Disconnected Youth Fact Sheet

The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Disconnected Youth.

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Mental Health and Well-being Fact Sheet

The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Youth Mental Health and Well-being.

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Underrepresented Youth Fact Sheet

The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Underrepresented Youth.

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Youth Experiencing Homelessness Fact Sheet

The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Youth Experiencing Homelessness.

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Immigrant Youth Fact Sheet

The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Immigrant Youth.

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Incarcerated Youth Fact Sheet

The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Incarcerated Youth.

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2019 Fresh from the Field

September September 12 August August 29 | August 1 July July 25 | July 18 | July 11 | July 3 June June 27 | June 20 | June 13 | June 6 May May 30 | May 23 | May 17 | May 9 | May 2 April April 25 | April 18 | April…

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FY 2019 Congressional Actions

Information related to NIFA's FY 2019 Budget. The "FY 2019 Consolidated Appropriations Table" document shows funding in the 2019 Consolidated Appropriations as compared to the 2019 President's Budget and the 2018 Consolidated…

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2020 NIFA Update

DECEMBER December 16 December 9 December 2 NOVEMBER November 25 November 18 November 11 November 4 OCTOBER October 28 October 21 October 14 October 7 SEPTEMBER September 30 September 23 …

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GusNIP FAQs

The frequently asked questions links and file below will answer many questions about GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Projects, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Policy, GusNIP Training,…

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2021 NIFA Update

DECEMBER December 22, 2021 December 15, 2021 December 8, 2021 December 1, 2021 November November 24, 2021 November 17, 2021 November 10, 2021 November 3, 2021 October October 27, 2021 October 20, 2021 October 13,…

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Food Loss and Waste | Template for Agency Action

Food Loss and Waste. A template for agency action.

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VMLRP Fact Sheet

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP), authorized by the National Veterinary Medical Services Act (NVMSA), helps qualified veterinarians offset a significant portion of the debt incurred in pursuit of their veterinary…

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Reasonable Accommodations and Accessibility for Individuals Disabilities

Reasonable Accommodations and Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities training.For assistance with this document, please contact NIFA’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights.

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National and Multi-state 4-H Event Approval

National and Multi-state 4-H Event Approval

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4-H Curriculum

External Resourceshttp://4-h.org/professionals/curriculum-development/http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/171202FA001https://campus.extension.org/enrol/index.php?id=1256https://helping-youth-thrive.extension.org/https://access…

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4-H Resources

External Resources 4-H Access, Equity, and Belonging 4-H MOU 4-Her’s Stories Join 4-H https://4-hmilitarypartnerships.org/ https://www.militaryonesource.mil/ THRIVE MODEL

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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

Title IX is a law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity.

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ABIC Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions: Agriculture Business Innovation Center at an HBCU

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2022 NIFA Update Archives

December December 21, 2022 December 14, 2022 December 7, 2022 November November 30, 2022 November 23, 2022 November 16, 2022 November 9, 2022 November 2, 2022 October October 26, 2022 October 19, 2022 October 12…

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Animal Topic Page Resources

Raising livestock and producing animal products is a multi-billion-dollar-per-year industry and a significant part of U.S. agriculture. Research, education, and extension activities are continually changing to address new challenges…

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