Source: NC A&T UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, 8/23/21


Six professors and specialists in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences have received $783,000 in capacity-building grants from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

The A&T projects will seek to increase agricultural and STEM literacy, boost volunteerism in underserved communities, and develop a delivery system for plant-derived bioactive compounds.

Cooperative Extension specialists Misty Blue-Terry, Ph.D. and Carinthia Cherry, Ph.D. have received a grant to recruit and retain volunteers in underserved communities to develop and sustain interest in 4-H programming, and to increase their skills and knowledge in leading 4-H clubs. The grant also seeks increase the number of minority and underserved youth recruited and retained in 4-H programs across the state.

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