Minority-Serving Institutions Partnership

Objective

The objective of this program is to strengthen the partnership between the United States Department of Agriculture’s Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement and universities that will help USDA connect communities to the education, tools, and resources available to them through USDA’s programs and initiatives.

Who Can Apply

• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)

Minority-serving state agricultural experiment stations, state cooperative extension services, all colleges and universities, other research or education institutions and organizations, Federal and private agencies and organizations, individuals, and any other contractor or recipient, either foreign or domestic, to further research, extension, or teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences of the Department of Agriculture.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreements

Program Contact

michael.williams2@usda.gov
771-221-0605