Congressman Thompson Announces $499,794 Awarded to Alcorn State University

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Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has approved a $499,794 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative grant to Alcorn State University.

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) provide funding for research, education, and extension grants and integrated research, extension, and education grants that address key problems of National, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of agriculture, including farm efficiency and profitability, ranching, renewable energy, forestry (both urban and agroforestry), aquaculture, rural communities and entrepreneurship, human nutrition, food safety, biotechnology, and conventional breeding.

For more information call Mr. Donzell Lee at 601-877-6142.

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