1890 INSTITUTION TEACHING AND RESEARCH

CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS PROGRAM

ANNUAL SUMMARY

FY 2003

Multicultural Alliances

Science and Education Resources Development

Cooperative State Research, Education,

and Extension Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

September 2003

1890 INSTITUTION TEACHING AND RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS PROGRAM

Overview of Program

The 1890 Institution Teaching and Research Capacity Building Grants Program was launched in FY 1990 to achieve three major goals: (1) to strengthen linkages among the 1890 institutions, other colleges and universities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and private industry; (2) to advance cultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional work force by attracting and educating more students from underrepresented groups; and (3) to enhance the quality of teaching and research programs at the 1890 institutions to more readily establish them as full partners in the U.S. food and agricultural sciences higher education system. It is designed to be a high impact program and is unique in that it is the only Federal initiative targeted specifically towards strengthening the quality of programs in the food and agricultural sciences at the historically black land-grant institutions.

The 1890 land-grant institutions and Tuskegee University are uniquely qualified to contribute to the cultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional work force. Founded to provide mainstream educational opportunities in many disciplines to the black community while promoting respect for cultural diversity, these colleges and universities today enroll and educate not only African-American students, but Asian, Hispanic, and other American and international students. Similarly, their faculty represent a diverse array of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Now in its fourteenth year, the Capacity Building Grants Program has achieved notable success and is attributed priority status by the USDA/1890 Task Force appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Since 1990, the Program has awarded $119 million ($119,430,000) to the 1890 Institutions and Tuskegee University in support of 601 projects -- $59,770,000 for 345 teaching projects and $59,660,000 for 256 research projects.

The Capacity Building Grants Program is administered by the newly established Multicultural Alliances unit in the Science and Education Resources Development division of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. This program is competitive in nature and provides support to the 1890 Institutions and Tuskegee University for teaching and research projects in targeted high-priority areas. It encourages matching support from non-Federal sources and also requires cooperation with one or more USDA agency(ies) in developing a proposal and carrying out a project, thereby strengthening departmental partnerships and linkages with these important minority institutions.

The projects funded during the first thirteen years of the program are well underway at all of the recipient institutions. Research projects are focusing on such areas as biotechnology, human nutrition, aquaculture, plant science, and animal science. Teaching projects are addressing innovative student recruitment, educational delivery systems, and curricula enhancement strategies in such areas as agribusiness management and marketing, regulatory sciences, plant and soil sciences, and veterinary science.

FY 2003 Program

In FY 2003, $11,404,387 were appropriated for this program. One hundred and seventy two (172) proposals were received in FY 2003 representing a total funding request of approximately $44 million. These included 117 research proposals and 55 teaching proposals. Grant applications were reviewed by a peer review panel comprised of 55 experts representing university educators and research scientists, Federal Government professionals and individuals from the private sector who possessed outstanding expertise in the food and agricultural sciences as well as comprehensive knowledge of the 1890 university system.

Of the $10,587,215 available for project grants, $5,358,118 were awarded to support 28 teaching projects and $5,229,097 were awarded to support 18 research projects. This year awards were made to each of the 18 1890 land-grant institutions and Tuskegee University. Targeted need areas for teaching projects included curricula design and materials development, faculty preparation and enhancement, instruction delivery systems, student experiential learning, scientific instrumentation for teaching, and student recruitment and retention within the fields of agriculture, natural resources, forestry, veterinary medicine, family and consumer sciences, and closely allied disciplines. Research areas included studies and experimentation in the food and agricultural sciences, establishment of centralized research support systems, and development of improved technology delivery systems for producers and consumers in the food and agricultural sciences network.

To ensure the highest quality of management in carrying out the Capacity Building Grants Program, a full-time National Program Leader within the Multicultural Alliance unit is assigned to manage the program. The incumbent serves as a member of the Executive Team of the USDA/1890 Task Force. Additionally, the National Program Leader is readily available to interact with representatives appointed by different USDA agencies to work with the 1890 Institutions and Tuskegee University in developing proposals and in carrying out funded projects. Grant applications in FY 2003 revealed that the 1890 institutions have made significant progress in strengthening proposal development and grantsmanship skills since the previous year. This is important as the Department of Agriculture endeavors to assist these institutions in becoming more competitive with all other colleges and universities for other sources of support. Eleven USDA agencies (see attached list) will serve as cooperators on the 46 funded projects.

The attached tables provide detailed information on FY 2003 awards.

AGENCY ABBREVIATIONS

AMS Agricultural Marketing Service

ARS Agricultural Research Service

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

ERS Economic Research Service

FNS Food and Nutrition Service

FS Forest Service

FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service

NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service

OCE Office of the Chief Economist

RD Rural Development

RMA Risk Management Agency

PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03750	Alcorn State University --Department of Agriculture Wesley Lloyd Whittaker	Increasing Experimental Learning in Rural Development through Participation in the Mississippi Enterprise Community Initiative	RD Edgar L. Lewis (202) 690-3407	$170,385
2003-03746	Southern University and A&M College -- College of Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences Sebhatu Gebrelul	Development of FFA Instructional Materials for the Enhancement of Youth Experiences	AMS Curtis V. Chisley (225) 771-2262x227	$199,104
2003-03708	Florida A&M University --Department of Plant Biotechnology Mehboob B. Sheikh	Enhancing Student Experiential Learning in Biotechnology Through Innovative Curriculum	ARS Wayne Hunter (772)462-5898 Barbara J. Smith (601) 795-8751	$199,947
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03728	University of Maryland, Eastern Shore --Food Science & Technology Program Jurgen G. Schwarz	Education Program for Food Safety on the Delmarva Peninsula	ARS Thomas P. Oscar	$198,891
2003-03704	Fort Valley State University --Department of Horticulture Anand Krishna Yadav	Educating the Educators: >The Future is Now= through AgBiotechnology Education Enrichment for K-12 School Teachers	ARS Bruce W. Wood (478) 956-3820	$200,000
2003-03711	Tuskegee University --Department of Pathobiology P. Gopal Reddy	Infrastructure Enhancement to Teach Molecular Sciences to Veterinary and Graduate Students	ARS Rene Wesley (515) 663-7291 Arthur Hinton (706) 546-3621	$200,000
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03724	Alcorn State University --J.D. Boyd Library Jessie B. Arnold	A Systemic, Unified 1890 Land-Grant Model for Creating, Capturing, and Delivering Digital Learning Objects for the Food and Agricultural Sciences	ARS Peggy J. Blake (301) 504-6780	$200,000
2003-03727	Florida A&M University --Division of Agricultural Sciences Daniel Wims	Developing an Information Technology Laboratory to Enhance Teaching Agricultural Sciences at FAMU	APHIS Vernelle Archer (202) 720-8833	$199,558
2003-03722	University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff --Department of Agriculture Usman Adamu	Agriculture Careers Research and Exploration Summer Institute	APHIS Feridoon Mehdizadegan (870) 575-8151	$199,949
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03698	University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff --Department of Agriculture Edmund R. Buckner	Geographic Information Systems Technology Teaching Project	NRCS Charles L. Fultz (501) 301-3116 Ed Hackett (601) 607-3131	$200,000
2003-03713	Prairie View A&M University --Department of Agriculture Eric Risch	Establishment of a Bio-Environmental Geographic Information System Phase II	NRCS Dennis Williamson (254) 742-9800	$198,647
2003-03731	University of Maryland-Eastern Shore --Department of Human Ecology Shirley Hymon-Parker	Development of an Undergraduate Research Program in Human Sciences	CSREES Gladys Gary Vaughn (202) 720-2864	$193,036
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03737	South Carolina State University --Department of Agribusiness and Economics Suresh R. Londhe	Planning for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Program in Agribusiness	ERS Mary Bohman (202) 694-5140	$198,483
2003-03709	North Carolina A&T State University --Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design Guochen Yang	Strengthening the Interdisciplinary Biotechnology and Biodiversity Program	NRCS Sarah R. Marshall (301) 504-2224	$200,000
2003-03706	West Virginia State College --Department of Biology Barbara E. Liedl	Revving Up Biotechnology Instruction at West Virginia State College	ARS Peggy J. Blake (301) 504-6780	$198,332
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03714	North Carolina A&T State University --Department of Human Environment and Family Science Salam Ibrahim	Development of a Hands-On Laboratory Experiment for Characterization of Biodegradation of Agriculturally-Derived Polymers/Plastics	ARS J. L. Willett (309) 681-6556	$194,374
2003-03717	Southern University --Agricultural Research & Extension Center Dawn Mellion Patin	Academy for the Academic Enhancement of High School Students in the Food and Agriculture Sciences	NRCS Billy R. Moore (318) 473-7755 FSA Fren Allen (318) 473-7902	$197,255
2003-03749	Lincoln University --Cooperative Extension and Research Emmanuel I. S. Ajuzie	Computer Literacy and Teaching Enhancement Program for Farmers, Rural Residents, and Information Providers: Bridging Digital Divide	CSREES Denis Ebodaghe (202) 401-4385	$194,408
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03735	Virginia State University --Department of Agriculture Gollakota Jagannadham	Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Technologies for Improving Teaching Agriscience, Environmental and Natural Sciences	ARS James Everitt (956) 969-4824	$199,806
2003-03744	Delaware State University --Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Arthur O. Tucker	Recruitment of Minorities into Plant Systematics and Related Plant Sciences	ARS Alan T. Whittemore (202) 245-4550	$188,748
2003-03705	Tennessee State University --Department of Agricultural Sciences Fisseha Tegene	Strengthening Teachers= and Students Knowledge of Agricultural Biotechnology Through Hands-On Training Workshops and Outreach	ARS Robert J. Griesbach (301) 504-6574	$200,000
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03739	Prairie View A&M University --Department of Agriculture Sharon McWhinney	Food Systems Management: A Computer Interactive Approach	FNS Sondra Ralph (214) 290-9812	$199,450
2003-03741	Delaware State University --Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources Susan E. Yost	Curriculum Enhancement in Plant Science	NRCS Julie Hawkins (302) 678-4179	$163,862
2003-03700	Lincoln University --Department of Agriculture and Natural Sciences Steve Meredith	Experiential Learning in Agriculture and Wildlife as an Aid to Recruitment	APHIS Russ Reidinger (573) 681-5134	$199,290
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03702	University of Maryland Eastern Shore --Department of Natural Sciences Arthur L. Allen	Establishing a GIS/GPS (GEOSPI) Technology Training Center for Minority and Other Student Audiences	OCE Gerald A. Bange (202) 720-6030	$199,956

2003-03720	Prairie View A&M University --College of Agriculture and Human Sciences Elizabeth Noel	Project Link: Phase II	ARS James R. Coppedge (979) 260-9346 ARS Debra Thomas (979) 260-9346 FS Al Hall (202) 205-0601	$200,000
2003-03743	Tennessee State University --Department of Agriculture Science, CARP Roger Sauve	Enhancement of TSU=s Doctoral Research in Agricultural Biotechnology	ARS John Hammond (301) 504-5313	$200,000
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03748	Southern University --Family and Consumer Sciences Willie J. Rawls	Academy for Strengthening the Curriculum in Agricultural Education	RMA Marie Buchanan (202) 690-2686	$64,637
2003-03798	Alabama A&M University --Department of Food and Animal Sciences Hortense W. Dodo	Novel Protocols to Optimize Fertility Rate and Mass Propagation of Transgenic Hypoallergenic Peanuts	ARS Ko Rajasekaran (504) 286-4482	$298,420
2003-03913	Fort Valley State University --Agricultural Research Station Johnny Carter	Use of Genetic Engineering and Information Technologies for Daylily Improvement	ARS Robert J. Griesbach (301) 504-6574	$297,975
2003-03939	Alabama A&M University -- Department of Agribusiness James O. Bukenya	Spatial and Economic Analysis of Urbanization of Agricultural Land in North Alabama	FS Thomas D. Atkinson (256) 532-1677	$299,976
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03905	Florida A&M University --Center for Biological Control R. Willis Flowers	Biotic Integrity Index Development for Forested Ecosystems	ARS Charles M. Cooper (662) 232-2935	$294,307
2003-03950	Virginia State University --Department of Agriculture and Human Ecology Harbans L. Bhardwaj	Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Seed Composition Traits of White Lupin	ARS Peter van Berkum (301) 504-7280	$297,401
2003-03978	Tennessee State University --Cooperative Agricultural Research Program Enefiok P. Ekanem	Food Safety Practices and Risk Reduction Education for Rural Residents of Selected States	FSIS Erich Hemphill (202) 690-6598 ERS Nicole Ballenger (202) 694-5460	$299,815
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03984	Kentucky State University -- Kirk W. Pomper	Sustainable Control of Grape Black Rot, Japanese Beetle and Leafhoppers in Southeastern United States	ARS Michael Glenn (304) 725-3451x321 Barbara J. Smith (601) 795-8751	$299,633
2003-03906	University of Maryland Eastern Shore --Rural Development Center Daniel S. Kuennen	Greenhouse Propagation and Site Technologies for Restoration of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Coastal Bays	NRCS Michael Sigrist (410) 546-4777	$294,455
2003-03971	Kentucky State University --Department of Human Nutrition Program Changzheng Wang	Identification of Pawpaw Genotypes with High Fruit Antioxidant Capacity	ARS Kim E. Hummer (541) 750-8712	$293,250
PROPOSAL NUMBER	UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR	PROJECT TITLE	USDA AGENCY COOPERATOR - See Key for Acronym	FUNDS AWARDED
2003-03929	Florida A&M University --Department of Public Health Entomology Research & Education Center Jane A. S. Barber	Development of Applied Methods for Precision Pesticide Application and Dose Reduction Utlilizing Remotely Sensed Data to Target Larvicide App	ARS Donald Barnard (352) 374-5930	$294,680
2003-03934	University of Arkansas @ Pine Bluff --Aquaculture/Fisheries Center Kwamena Quagrainie	Catfish Quality Differences and the Impact of Imports on the US Catfish Industry	ARS Bartholomew Green (870) 543-8128	$178,714
2003-03975	Kentucky State University --Aquaculture Research Center Carl D. Webster	Nutrition Requirements, Product Quality, and Field Trails of Red Claw Crayfish	ARS Chhorn Lim (334) 887-3741	$291,513

TOTAL FY 2003 FUNDS AWARDED BY STATE

STATE INSTITUTION TEACHING RESEARCH TOTAL AWARDED

Alabama Alabama A&M University -0- $890,795 $890,795

Tuskegee University $200,000 -0- $200,000

Arkansas University of Arkansas-PB $399,949 $178,714 $578,663

Delaware Delaware State University $352,610 -0- $352,610

Florida Florida A&M University $399,505 $588,987 $988,492

Georgia Fort Valley State University $200,000 $297,975 $497,975

Kentucky Kentucky State University -0- $884,396 $884,396

Louisiana Southern University $460,996 -0- $460,996

Maryland University of Maryland-ES $591,883 $294,455 $886,338

Mississippi Alcorn State University $370,385 $598,151 $968,536

Missouri Lincoln University $393,698 -0- $393,698

North Carolina North Carolina A&T State Univ. $394,374 $298,422 $692,796

Oklahoma Langston University -0- $300,000 $300,000

South Carolina South Carolina State University $198,483 -0- $198,483

Tennessee Tennessee State University $400,000 $599,801 $999,801

Texas Prairie View A&M University $598,097 -0- $598,097

Virginia Virginia State University $199,806 $297,401 $497,207

West Virginia West Virginia State College $198,332 -0- $198,332

TOTALS $5,358,118 $5,229,097 $10,587,215

NOTE: Institutional Maximum is up to $1,000,000 and no institution may receive more than four grants

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