1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program

The 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program is intended to strengthen teaching, research, and extension programs in the food and agricultural sciences by building the institutional capacities of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions. The program supports projects that strengthen teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences, research and extension programs, and integrated project grants. The program's goals include advancing the cultural diversity of the FANH sciences scientific and professional workforce, strengthening linkages among the 1890 institutions, and enhancing the quality of teaching, research, and extension programs. Some key areas of focus for the program include: * Teaching/Education: curriculum design and materials development, faculty preparation and enhancement, instructional delivery systems, scientific instrumentation, and student experiential learning * Research: studies and experimentation, extension program development support systems, and other areas * Extension: extension program development, support systems, and other areas * Integrated: projects that combine two or three of the above areas * Leadership skills development: developing practical applications to increase understanding of leadership roles, connecting the academic classroom experience with daily leadership roles, providing opportunities for mentoring and shadowing, and organizing leadership academies and workshops