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The Next Gen Program represents one part in a series of efforts led by USDA to achieve equitable participation of farmers, ranchers and forest land owners in USDA programs and services through an array of targeted technical assistance and outreach activities; to foster equity through meaningful, sustained engagement with diverse stakeholders to inform USDA policies and programs; and to support and prepare diverse students for future careers in agriculture through Section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 The Next Gen Program is focused first and foremost on supporting and preparing students at MSIs for careers in the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences across research, education, and extension, with an emphasis on federal government sector employment. The goal of this program is to enable a specific set of minority-serving institutions 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 workforce. NEXTGEN Evaluation Program (NEXTE) is established to determine the impact and effectiveness of the NEXTGEN investment. Through a cooperative agreement, NIFA will collaborate with and fund the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) to perform a suite of evaluative activities to determine the effectiveness of the NEXTGEN program and inform USDA’s career development and training initiatives.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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The Luna Initiative for Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences (FANH)Training and Education (LIFTE) Project, which will address recruitment, enrollment and retention issues of students pursuing academic degrees or noncredit training programs in the Luna Agriculture and Natural Resource Development Center. LIFTE will also expand its training of FANH professionals to increase the workforce required to restore, re-build and re-invigorate forests, farm/range lands and waterways catastrophically damaged during the worst wildfire in New Mexico history, which occurred within LCC’s serving area in the summer of 2022.
“System Approach to Promote Learning and Innovation for the Next Generations (SAPLINGS)” of Professionals and Leaders in Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences program with a goal of training 6,134 grade 5-12 students, 326 grade 5-12 educators, and 5,871 college students; reach 980 families; engaging more than 30 partners;
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
