Last month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), though the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requested comments on a proposed certification process for Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges & Universities (HSACU) institutions. The designation would authorize several potentially significant new funding vehicles for qualified institutions.
HACU has submitted the following recommendations:
For the full text of HACU’s letter, click here.
Comments are being accepted until August 12, 2011. The Federal Register announcement of the Call for Comment and the proposed regulations can be found at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=NIFA_FRDOC_0001-0023
Related: 7/7/2011 - Call for Comments on proposed certification process for HSACU institutions