PRAIRIE VIEW, TX – The Cooperative Extension Program at Prairie View A&M University will host a regional grants-writing workshop conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Outreach on Jan. 23-24 in the Carden-Waller Cooperative Extension Building on campus.
The workshop will provide guidance to eligible community-based organizations and institutions on the preparation of proposals for grants that will provide outreach, training and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
It will focus on the procedures for submitting grant proposals for the $3 million in funds that will be available through USDA during this fiscal year.
The workshop will be conducted for eligible community-based organizations and the 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, Tuskegee University, Indian Tribal Community Colleges, Alaskan Native Cooperative Colleges, and Hispanic Serving Post-Secondary Educational Institutions.
For additional information concerning this workshop, contact Dr. Nathaniel Keys, program leader in agriculture and natural resources, Cooperative Extension Program at Prairie View A&M University, at (936) 857-2227 or e-mailn-keys@tamu.edu or call the USDA Office of Outreach at (202) 720-6350 or (800) 880-4183, or e-mail2501rfp@usda.gov.
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