Tennessee State lands $18M federal grant

The United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded an $18 million grant to the Tennessee State University College of Agriculture.

According to a release, the award is a part of USDA NIFA’s NextGen $262 million grant program that invests in higher education scholarships to yield a more diverse than otherwise workforce for the next generation of food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences professionals. The program is funded by the federal Inflation Reduction Act.