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Women and Minorities in STEM (WAMS) | NIFA The lifecycle of grants and cooperative agreements consists of four phases: Pre-Award, Award, Post-Award, and Close Out. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is committed to serving its stakeholders, Congress, and the public by using new technologies to advance greater openness.
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Veterinary Services Grant Program Technical Assistance Webinar NIFA staff will hold a Technical Assistance Webinar to discuss the Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) Notice of Funding Opportunity. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides leadership and funding for programs that advance agriculture-related sciences.
Women and Minorities in STEM (WAMS) The Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields Grant Program is a competitive grants program supporting research and extension projects that will increase — to the maximum extent practicable — participation by rural women and minorities from rural areas in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
The goal of the WAMS program is to develop and implement robust collaborations to increase the representation, participation, and entrepreneurial skills and abilities of rural women and minorities from rural areas in STEM careers, thereby contributing to economic prosperity in rural areas across the nation.
Funded projects will meet this goal and lead to the development of a robust and diverse food and agricultural STEM workforce that is highly competent in the application of STEM knowledge and skills, with increased participation of women and minorities from rural areas across a broad spectrum of rural, local, state or national communities.
The WAMS Grant Program provides funding that may only be used for research and extension activities in the training, outreach and mentoring of rural women and minorities from rural areas in STEM fields relevant to USDA mission.
It is an expectation that investment of public funds through the WAMS Grant Program will lead to: Gains in STEM knowledge, skills and capabilities, as well as new participants in USDA mission science through outreach activities, new careers or entrepreneurial enterprise; Increased documentation of outputs, significant activities, including dissemination activities, events, services or products that contribute toward achieving the goals and objectives of WAMS; Increased change in knowledge, actions or conditions; and Increased capacity for carrying out the USDA mission by rural women and minorities.
Legislative authority for the WAMS program is contained in Section 7204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110-246), which amends Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
5925). This authorizes the secretary of agriculture to make competitive grants to support research and extension activities to increase participation by women and minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, with priority given to eligible institutions that carry out continuing programs funded by the secretary.
Robust collaborations will enable increased achievement of WAMS program purpose and goals as well as increase America’s competitiveness by expanding participation in new economic enterprises by increasing numbers of women and other members of the U.S. population who are traditionally in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
NIFA Reinforces the Agricultural and Food Education Pipeline Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program WAMS FY24 Technical Assistance Webinar, recorded January 4, 2024 Developing a logic model: Teaching and training guide (pdf - 5. 16 MB) Minority Serving Institutions Page last updated: July 21, 2025 Your feedback is important to us.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible institutions that carry out continuing programs funded by the Secretary. Priority is given to these institutions. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Fields Program is funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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