The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska NativeServing Institutions and Native HawaiianServing Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs.
NIFA intends this program to address educational needs, as
determined by each institution, within a broadly defined arena of food and agricultural sciencesrelated disciplines.
Priority will be given to those projects that enhance educational equity for under represented students; strengthen institutional educational capacities; prepare students for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States; and maximize the development and use of resources to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.