Training Program to Improve Grant Writing Skills and Enhance Opportunity For Successful Nifa Award.

Strategic Goal. Catalyze Exemplary and relevant research, education, and extension programsObjectives1) Develop a train-the-trainer program.2) Provide thefunding resources to new investigators and researchers from Minority Serving Institutions Sessions that would focus on the following: grantsmanship workshops, new investigator grants, and FASE/ other USDA-NIFA grants.3) A discussion forum where the researchers can interact with the National Program Leaders informally, and successful grantees both formally and informally4) Other proposed sessions will include discussions focused on: collaboration hurdles; networking sessions; andopen discussion