Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program

The Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Grant Program is a competitive grants program that supports research and extension projects to increase participation by rural women and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The program aims to support integrated education/teaching and extension/outreach projects that focus on K-14 students and address educational needs in food and agricultural sciences. Key areas of focus include student experiential learning, student recruitment, retention, mentoring, and educational equity, as well as curriculum design, materials development, and library resources. • The program will support projects that address two or more educational need areas and/or applied projects that address education/teaching, outreach, and capacity building. • Applications must highlight the development of a competent and qualified workforce in the food and agricultural enterprise. • Projects must demonstrate a leadership development component to equip students with technical and leadership abilities. • The program encourages applications that integrate social and behavioral sciences to provide experiential learning opportunities for students. • Applicants must clearly describe how international activities proposed in applications will contribute to advances in U.S. agriculture.