NEXTGEN Program Overview Webinar, September 7th, 2022

Hosted by USDA-NIFA

Learn about program goals, eligibility, other requirements, and resources available for USDA’s From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program (NEXTGEN).

The goal of the NEXTGEN program is to enable institutions eligible under Section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan, as amended by Section. 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (Pub.L 117-169) to engage, recruit, retain, train, and support students in order to help build and sustain the next generation of the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences workforce including the future USDA and federal government workforce.

For more information about this program, please see the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN) Funding Opportunity 

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Program Contacts

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact David Wagner, Program Specialist, at david.wagner2@usda.gov no later than September 5th, 2022. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to limited English proficient individuals upon request.

 

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Your success is our success. This website and related materials and support have been developed by the Extension Foundation for the benefit of all eligible institutions in their development, preparation, and application of their proposal for “From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program (NEXTGEN)” USDA-NIFA-ARPAED-009362 funding opportunity.

The Extension Foundation is a 501(c)(3) founded in 2006 by Cooperative Extension Directors and Administrators. The service we are providing eligible institutions in this role aligns with our support of the Extension System’s priority programs in workforce development and diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. Membership in the Extension Foundation is NOT REQUIRED for utilization of Technical Advising Services for NEXTGEN.

This work is supported through a cooperative agreement between the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Extension Foundation who is providing technical assistance for “From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN).” Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication/website and consultative support are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Extension Foundation.

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