FY 2011
Division of Community and Education--DOCE
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
PROGRAM SUMMARY
Division of Community and Education
Institute of Youth, Family, and Community
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
August 2011
FY 2011
HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION GRANTS PROGRAM
PROGRAM SUMMARY
The Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program, administered by the USDA’s National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA) and authorized by section 815 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act of
1996 (7 USC 3241), is a competitive grants program designed to promote and strengthen the ability of HSI carry out education
programs that attract, retain, and graduate outstanding students capable of enhancing the Nation’s food and agricultural
scientific and professional work force. Projects may involve individual institutions or collaboration initiatives between two or
more HSIs or with other colleges and universities, units of government, or the private sector.
Only Hispanic-Serving Institutions are eligible to apply for grants under this program. An eligible 2- or 4-year college or
university must have at least 25 percent Hispanic fulltime student enrollment.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, a total of $ 9.12 million was available to support projects in the following areas of emphasis: (1)
Faculty Preparation and Enhancement for Teaching; (2) Curricula Design, Materials Development, and Library Resources;
(3) Instruction Delivery Systems; (4) Scientific Instrumentation for Teaching; (5) Student Experiential Learning; and (6)
Student Recruitment and Retention (including financial assistance.
A total of 52 different institutions from 8 states and Puerto Rico submitted 76 proposals for consideration for funding for this
year, the fifteenth year of the program. Institutions submitting proposals were from the following states: Arizona (5),
California (23), Florida (3), Illinois (5), New Mexico (5), New York (1), Texas (26), Washington (1), and Puerto Rico (7). These
proposals requested a total of $ $26,153,028 in USDA funding. In May 2011, the grant applications were evaluated by an
eighteen member peer review panel comprised of faculty members from land-grant and non land-grant universities, members
from private industry, and representatives of the Federal government. Panelists represented various academic areas including
business, agriculture, natural resources, forestry, veterinary medicine, family and consumer sciences, and closely allied
disciplines. Based on the peer review deliberations, funds were available to support 20 grants to 18 lead institutions in six (6)
states and Puerto Rico. Each project has planned some form of collaboration with a local USDA office.
The following chart presents information on the grants awarded under the FY 2011 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education
Grants Program.
2011 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS SUPPORTED
Project Director
Marshall Logvin
Institution
South Mountain
Community
College
Location
Project Title
AZ
South Mountain Community College
Advancing Undergraduate Bioscience
Engagement Track
University of La
Verne
California State
University,
Pomona
CA
CA
Sowing the Seeds for the Next Generation of
Plant Breeders
FL
Kenneth R. Summy
Florida
International
University
University of
Texas, Pan
American
Heidi Taboada
Jimenez
University of
Texas, El Paso
David Still
Mahadev Bhat
Douglas G. Morrish
Archana J. McEligot
Broward College
Texas State
University, San
Marcos
California State
University,
Fullerton
ARS
ARS
$244,000
ARS
$284,000
Florida-Caribbean Consortium for Agriculture
Education and Hispanic Workforce
Development
ARS
$800,000
TX
TX
FL
Mary Rousseau
USDA
Collaboration
$289,000
Bridging the Gap between HSI Community
Colleges, University of La Verne, and
Agricultural Science Graduate Schools
Stacey DarlingNovak
Funds
Awarded
TX
Experiential Learning for Hispanic Students
of South Texas: Biological Control of Giant
Reed, an Invasive, Water-Consuming Weed.
BGREEN – BuildinG a Regional Energy and
Educational Network: A Partnership to
Integrate Efforts and Collaboration to Shape
Tomorrow’s Hispanic
Establishment of the Global Trade and
Logistics Bachelor of Applied Science
Program with an emphasis on Food and
Agriculture products.
Food Safety and Agroterrorism Training:
Educating Our Future Workforce
ARS
$245,000
ARS, NRCS
$800,000
FAS, ARS, APHIS
$287,000
APHIS, FSIS
$800,000
CA
Increasing Workforce Diversity: Training
Hispanic Students to Address Childhood
Obesity and Nutrition
FNS
$277,500
Judith Beto
Brenda Toro
Sara Johnson
Andres Aguilar
Dominican
University
University of
Puerto Rico, Río
Piedras
California State
University,
Fullerton
University of
California,
Merced
Ronald Heimler
New Mexico
State University
California State
University,
Ponoma
Felix Roberto Roman
University of
Puerto Rico,
Mayagüez
Martha Desmond
Susan Lien
Longville
Maya Durnovo
California State
University, San
Bernardino
Houston
Community
College
Shad David Nelson
Texas A & M,
Kingsville
JoAnn Canales
Texas A & M,
Corpus Christi
IL
PR
PUENTES: Pathway of Undergraduate
Education for Nutrition Training Experience
and Success -- Creating the Missing Bridges
to the Registered
Improved Laboratory Facilities for the UPRRP Nutrition and Dietetics Program
FNS
$229,000
FNS
$289,000
CA
Urban Agriculture Community-based
Research Experience (U-ACRE)
ERS, FNS
$277,500
CA
Undergraduate Training and Mentoring in the
Agricultural Sciences
FS, FNS
$289,000
CA
Preparing Students for Career Paths with the
USDA Forest Service by Linking Student
Success with Experiential Learning
Opportunities in Fore
Focus On the Future: Cultivating a
Multicultural 21st Century Workforce in the
U.S. Agricultural Sector
PR
UPR-Mayaguez Center for Education and Training
in Agricultural and Related Sciences (CETARS):
Consolidating the Pipeline in Agriculture and
CA
Watershed Management Experiential
Learning for USDA Careers
NM
FS
$800,000
FS, NRCS
$289,000
$800,000
NRCS
NRCS
$500,695
TX
Agriculture Out of Bounds
NRCS
$245,000
TX
TX
STEP UP to USDA Career Success: Science,
Technology and Environmental Programs for
Undergraduate Preparation to USDA Career
Success
The Cultivar Project's Connecting
Underrepresented Latinos To Integrate Values
and Academic Resources
$800,000
NRCS, APHIS,
AMS
NRCS, FAS, RD,
APHIS
$246,722
FY 2011 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
Total Funds Awarded to States and Lead Institutions
Proposal #
2011-02418
2011-02371
2011-02400
2011-02725
2011-02389
2011-02766
2011-02399
2011-02723
2011-02405
2011-02391
2011-02431
2011-02404
2011-02427
2011-02670
2011-02390
2011-02986
2011-02668
2011-02409
2011-02665
2011-02420
Total = 20
State
AZ
CA
CA
FL
TX
TX
FL
TX
CA
IL
PR
CA
CA
NM
CA
PR
CA
TX
TX
TX
Institution
South Mountain Community College
University of La Verne
California State University, Pomona
Florida International University
University of Texas, Pan American
University of Texas, El Paso
Broward College
Texas State University, San Marcos
California State University, Fullerton
Dominican University
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Merced
New Mexico State University
California State University, Pomona
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
California State University, San Bernardino
Houston Community College
Texas A & M, Kingsville
Texas A & M, Corpus Christi
Awards
USDA Collaboration
$289,000
$244,000
$284,000
$800,000
$245,000
$800,000
$287,000
$800,000
$277,500
$229,000
$289,000
$277,500
$289,000
$800,000
$289,000
$800,000
$500,695
$245,000
$800,000
$246,722
$8,792,417
ARS
ARS
ARS
ARS
ARS
ARS, NRCS
FAS, ARS, APHIS
APHIS, FSIS
FNS
FNS
FNS
ERS, FNS
FS, FNS
FS
FS, NRCS
NRCS
NRCS
NRCS
NRCS, APHIS, AMS
NRCS, FAS, RD, APHIS
For additional program information, please contact Dr. Irma A. Lawrence at 202-720-2082 or visit our higher education homepage at
http://nifa.usda.gov/fo/hispanicservinginstitutionseducationhep.cfm