23 rd Annual Conference Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Presented by Dr. Irma Alemar Lawrence Novem

1. Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsNational Institute of Food and Agriculture(formerly Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service) 23rd Annual Conference Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Presented by Dr. Irma Alemar Lawrence November 2nd , 2009

2. National Institute of Food and Agriculture Priorities • Sustainable energy • Global food security and hunger • Preventing childhood obesity • Climate change • Food safety

3. Global Food Security and Hunger NIFA supports new science to boost U.S. agricultural production, improve global capacity to meet the growing food demand, and foster innovation in fighting hunger by addressing food security for vulnerable populations. Climate Change NIFA-funded projects create the scientific information needed so producers can plan and make decisions to adapt to changing environments and sustain economic vitality and can take advantage of emerging economic opportunities offered by climate change mitigation technologies.

4. Sustainable Energy NIFA contributes to the President’s goal of energy independence with a portfolio of grant programs to convert biomass to biofuels, design optimum biomass for bioenergy production, and produce value-added bio-based industrial products. Childhood Obesity NIFA-supported programs ensure that nutritious foods are affordable and available and that individuals and families are able to make informed, science-based decisions about their health and well-being. Food Safety NIFA food safety programs work to reduce the incidence of food-borne illness and provide a safer food supply by addressing and eliminating causes of microbial resistance to contaminants, educating consumer and food safety professionals, and developing food processing technologies.

5. Objectives • Overview of other funding opportunities at NIFA • Discuss HSI Education Grants Program • Provide examples of successful HSI projects • Other funding Opportunities at NIFA • Discuss potential opportunities for collaboration • Stakeholder’s Input

12. Top Five States by Hispanic Population Size: 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates July 1, 2006

13. NASS Survey 2007-Top States Top Producing County = Fresno County, CA (HSIs = 3)

14. Hispanic-Serving Institutions • Definition 25 percent of the institution’s FTE is Hispanic /Latino • Number 256 Institutions • Location 13 states and Puerto Rico

15. Hispanic-Serving Institutions Diversity Enrollment Percentages

16. HSIs Demographics

17. Number of HSIs, by State

18. USDA’s HSI Education Grants Program Facts • Funded 1997-2009 • $ 52.7 million in funding • Supporting institutions in 11 states and PR • 224 Awards to date FUNDING FY 1997-2009 (in millions) • Texas $16.3 • California 15.3 • Puerto Rico 7.2 • New Jersey 0.3 • New Mexico 6.7 • New York 2.3 • Florida 1.4 • Arizona 1.1 • Colorado0.9 • Washington 0.7 • Massachusetts 0.2 • Illinois 0.2

19. Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program • This competitive grants program is intended to promote and strengthen the ability of HSIs to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. • Programs aim to attract outstanding underrepresented studentsand produce graduates capable of enhancing the Nation's food and agricultural scientific and professional work force.

20. Funds Available $$$ $9.2 million Approximately 30 grants; up to two collaboration

21. HSI Education Grants Program$$ Funding Guidelines $$•Duration-- 24 to 36-months • Regular Project --$250,000 (one or more HSIs)• Collaboration-- $450,000 (4 or more HSIs)Up to $50K for one underrepresented student scholarship

22. Applications • HSI must be the lead institution/applicant • Up to 4 applications per institution per year • Up to 2 applications funded per institution per fiscal year

23. 1. Curricula Design, Materials Development and Library Resources 2. Faculty Preparation and Enhancement for Teaching3. Instruction Delivery Systems4. Scientific Instrumentation for Teaching5. Student Experiential Learning6. Student Recruitment and Retention NEED AREAS

24. Result-Oriented Projects $HSI $ HSI Student Education $ HSI Student Education Workforce Mission Critical Occupations $ HSI Student Education WorkforceUSDA $ HSI Student Education WorkforceUSDA StateLocalgovernmentNon-profit

25. USDA Office of Human Capital Management has identified 20 Mission Critical Occupations (MCO’s) in its FY 2008 Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program Plan.

26. Top 15 Occupations • Forestry Technician • General Biological Scientists • Biological Science Technician • Soil Conservation Specialist • Soil Conservation Technician • Forestry Specialist • Dietician and Nutritionist Specialist • Consumer Safety Specialist • Soil Science Specialist • Veterinary Medical Officer • General Business and Industry • Statistician Specialist • Consumer Safety Inspection • Food Inspection Specialist • Agricultural Commodity Grader

27. Transforming Agricultural Education for a Changing World • This report recommends that academic institutions with undergraduate programs in agriculture implement the following nine steps to better meet the needs of students, employers, and the broader society. • Implement Strategic Planning • Broaden Treatment of Agriculture in the Overall Curriculum • Broaden the Student Experience • Prepare Faculty to Teach Effectively • Reward Exemplary Teaching • Build Stronger Connections among Institutions • Start Early—K-12 Outreach • Build Strategic Partnerships • Focus Reviews of Undergraduate Programs in Agriculture For information on the full report, please refer to the following webpage: http://dels.nas.edu/ag_education/report.shtmland click on recommendations.

28. APLU’s 2009 Whitepaper on Human Capacity Development • Your are also encouraged to refer to a 2009 whitepaper on Human Capacity Development prepared by the Academic Programs Section of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities. Copies of the whitepaper entitled “Human Capacity Development • The Road to Global Competitiveness and Leadership in Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (FANRRS),” can be found at: http://www.aplu.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=1639.  

29. Best Practices • 2-yr & 4-year institutions articulation agreements • Student mentors and faculty mentors • Experiential Learning • Shadowing Experiences • Developing New 2-, 4-yr programs • Developing graduate programs

30. Best Practices (continued) • Research opportunities & student early exposure • Summer camps and programs • Paid internships and research stipends • Access to technology and equipment • Dual enrollment at high schools and college

31. HSI Education Grants • Applications due February 2010 • Via Grants.gov at 5:00 pm EST • Narrative 20 pages double space • 25 to 33 percent success rate • Project Directors must attend a New Project Director’s meeting held in Washington, DC, or any other announced location and annual meetings during grant.

32. Encouraging for FY 2010 • Performance-based Objectives • Aligning objectives with NIFA’s Priorities • Collaboration with USDA agency • External evaluator (use up to 10% funds) • A web page as part of dissemination • Underrepresented Student Scholarship • Facilitate student experiential learning • 2 Plus 2 Efforts

33. Farm Service Agency (FSA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Rural Development Agency (RD) the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Economic Research Service (ERS) Forest Service (FS) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Risk Management Agency (RMA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) USDA Agencies

34. USDA Participation • Share expertise with classrooms • Host student visits and shadowing experiences • Provide internships to students • Assist faculty in developing coursework • Serve as a collaborator • Share your knowledge • Other

35. Entomology - Plant Human Nutrition General Food & Agricultural Sciences Aquaculture Veterinary Medicine/Science Watershed Management Agricultural/Biological Engineering Entomology - Animal Environmental Sciences/Management Animal Sciences Soil Sciences Family & Consumer Sciences International Education/Research Plant Sciences and Horticulture (including Turf Sciences) Academic Disciplines Targeted

36. Academic Disciplines (cont.) • Conservation and Renewable Natural Resources (includes Forestry and - Ecology/Wetlands) • Food Science/Technology & Manufacturing/Food Safety • Related Biological Sciences (General/Basic Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Microbiology) • Water Science/Water Resources (including Water Quality) • Agribusiness Management and Marketing (incl.. Erg. Economics) • Agricultural Social Sciences (includes Agricultural Education, Agricultural Communications, and Rural Sociology) • OTHER (Statistics, Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math)

37. What do I include in my application?(Electronic Application vs. Evaluation Criteria) Five Evaluation Factors (Total 100 points) • Potential for advancing education quality 30 points • Approach and cooperative linkages 25 points • Institutional commitment and resources 15 points • Key personnel 20 points • Budget and cost-effectiveness 10 points

38. Examples of funded Projects

39. Project: La Cena(Central Texas Education for Nutrition Advancement) Goals and Objectives • the nation’s nutrition and health (USDA strategic goal) • Promote healthier eating habits and lifestyles (Objective 5.2) • Increase the number of graduates with BS degrees in the food and agricultural sciences Educational Areas • Recruitment and retention services • Experiential learning opportunities for underrepresented students • Increase the quality of postsecondary nutrition instruction (HSI Program Goal) It will do this by increasing the number of students who: - declare nutrition as a major - are retained at San Antonio College - transfer to UIW or TSU to complete an undergraduate degree in nutrition - are retained by the universities in nutrition

40. Increasing Student Learning and Career Development throughAgricultural & Natural Resources Based Research • 1 Shad D. Nelson (P.I.), Plant & Soil Sciences Randy Stanko & Jamie Laurenz, Animal Sciences Thomas McGehee, Geophysical Sciences • KEY OBJECTIVE = TARGET STUDENTS To provide under-represented undergraduate students with the skills necessary to compete for and obtain employment in positions that meet the Priority criteria of “enhancing the Nation’s food and agricultural scientific and professional work force.”

41. Geomicrobiological and Metagenomic Studies(GeMS) of Puerto Rican Soils Biology Department 1University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez 2University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Carlos Ríos-Velázquez 1 Lilliam Casillas-Martínez 2 To train a new generation of more competitive students in functional genomics, bioprospecting, geomicrobiology and natural resources conservation. Selected students will participate in exchange programs with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Center for Integrative Geosciences at the University of Connecticut. GeMs project will enrich the curriculum at the UPR-system by developing and implementing the first Metagenomic course, and will provide to the participating students the opportunity of visiting schools in Puerto Rico to share what they have learned. More than 500 students from K-12 will be impacted, by knowing about soils, metagenomics, Geomicrobiology, Bioprospecting, conservation of natural resources, and careers.

42. ENGAGE • Empowering the Next Generation in Agriscience with Genomics Education • Houston Community College • Genomics and Food and Fiber Production • http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/education/pdfs/2008-38422-19137%20Berends.pdf • Objective 1: Raise HCC students’ and community awareness of biotechnology and agricultural science careers • Objective 2: Increase HCC students’ research interest and scientific competence

43. Beef Production from Conception to Consumption: An InnovativeProgram for Hispanic and Other Underrepresented Students • Objectives • The Beef Production from Conception to Consumption intends to create a program that will educate students in all aspects of producing high quality beef products. • Staff will develop a distance delivery beef production curriculum, maintain and expand the existing articulation agreement • between SRSU and OC. • Student internship opportunities will be set up through the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) of the USDA Livestock and Seed Program. • Project staff will educate and recruit prospective students through the and College Tech Prep andTexasAgriLife Extension Service provide student financial support. • Scientific equipment for instructional and hands-on use at OC will be acquired to appropriately educate students. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/education/pdfs/2008-38422-19544%20Ericsson.pdf

44. More Projects on the Web FY 2008 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Project Directors' Meeting http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/education/in_focus/multicultural_if_hsi_conference_08.html

45. What is next??

46. HSIs Roadmap

47. 2008 Farm Bill Authorizes HSIs to $40 Million andAuthorizes 5 New HSACU Programs The Agency is also preparing to meet the deadlines designated by the Farm Bill for the implementation of the roadmap starting on October 14, 2008 and to be completed one year from that day. The roadmap will address the following six authorized provisions for HSIs: Title VII: Infrastructure Enhancement Competitive Grants(reauthorized) $40 million Title VII: Endowment fund for Hispanic-Serving Agriculture Colleges and Universities (HSACUs) Title VII: Equity Grants Program for HSACUs Title VII: Institutional Capacity-Building Grant Program for HSACUs Title VII: Competitive Grants Program for HSACUs Title VII: Eligibility of HSACUs for International Agriculture Research and Extension Title VIII: Hispanic-Serving Institution Agricultural Land Natural Resources Leadership Program

48. Update on HSACUs • Establishment of the Hispanic-serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities • Section 7101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (P.L. 110-246) amended section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to add a definition for a new group of cooperating educational institutions known as Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities (HSACUs). Section 1404 defines HSACUs as: • (A) In General.- The term “Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities” means colleges or universities that - • (i) qualify as Hispanic-serving institutions; and • (ii) offer associate, bachelors, or other accredited degree programs in agriculture-related fields. • (B) Exception.- The term “Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities” does not include 1862 institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)). • Section 7129 of the FCEA authorizes the following five new programs for HSACUs: • HSACU Endowment Fund (formula-based); • HSACU Equity Grants Program (formula-based); • HSACU Institutional Capacity-Building Grants Program (competitive); • HSACU Extension Grants Program (competitive); and • HSACU Fundamental and Applied Research Grants Program (competitive). • In addition, the FCEA amends section 406(b) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 expanding the eligibility for CSREES Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Programs to include HSACUs. • CSREES held a related stakeholder input public meetingon Sunday, October 12, 2008 and collected comments until Monday, October 27, 2008 concerning the definition of "Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACUs)." • For this program, CSREES solicited input on how to identify and certify these institutions since they will be eligible for existing programs as well as the newly authorized programs. In addition, this input will be used to develop implementing regulations. Please note that funding for these programs is subject to the availability of appropriations. • Stakeholder Input Received Concerning the definition of "Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACUs)" • Stakeholder Input • Public Meeting Input • http://www.csrees.usda.gov/business/reporting/stakeholder/hsacu.html

49. OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

50. National Needs Graduate FellowshipsCFDA: 10.210 Goals / Priorities: • Fellowships (M.S. & Doctoral levels) to pursue and complete education and training in areas of specified, national need to meet emerging workforce demands in the food and agricultural sciences • International Research/Thesis Travel Allowance (IRTA) Award Range: $4,500 - $258,000 % Funded: 21% Applications Due: 4/16/2010 NPL: Audrey Trotman