The FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Section 766 (Public Law 116-260) authorized NIFA to issue a competitive grant to support the establishment of an Agriculture Business Innovation Center at a historically black college or university (HBCU). The Agriculture Business Innovation Center must serve as a technical assistance hub to enhance agriculture-based business development opportunities.
NIFA staff will provide an overview of the Agriculture Business Innovation Center at an HBCU Institution (ABIC) program and the Request for Application process. There will be time at the end of the webinar for Q&A. For more information regarding the Request for Applications and ABIC program please visit https://nifa.usda.gov/program/agriculture-business-innovation-center-historically-black-college-and-university-hbcu
Accomodation: If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this webinar, please contact Jessica Creighton, Senior Equal Opportunity Specialist, at Jessica.creighton@usda.gov or (816) 266-6947. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to limited English proficient individuals upon request.
Contact information: Maurice Smith, Maurice.Smith2@usda.gov or Keesha Corbin, keesha.corbin@usda.gov.
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