California university uses grant to boost ag majors
California State University Monterey Bay is set to receive a $289,532 federal grant for its food and agricultural science programs.
According to a news release, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Higher Education Challenge Grants program will fund the grant. The grant is designed to boost enrollment for agriculture majors as well as add two agriculture degree programs, Food Safety and Plant and Soil Science, in partnership with Hartnell College.
“This USDA funded grant will provide (CSU-Monterey Bay) with the resources necessary to establish an effective partnership with Hartnell College that not only benefits this region’s agricultural industry, but also provides opportunities to students in our local community,” Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) said in the release. “The vibrant agriculture industry of the Central Coast is reliant upon the work of qualified agricultural scientists.”