West Virginia State University gets $26.5m agriculture grant
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 05:48 · Archive
West Virginia State University has received a $26.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build a new agriculture complex on campus. The funding comes through the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Research Facilities Program.
The complex will house laboratory space for WVSU's Purdy School of Agriculture and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. According to university President Ericke Cage, this is the largest competitive grant in the university's history. Over 36 institutions competed in the programme, and West Virginia State received the second highest award.
President Cage said the award demonstrates that the university can 'compete with the best and brightest of our institutions of higher education' and that the researchers, faculty, staff and students are 'second to none'. Construction is expected to begin early next year, with the facility scheduled to open to students at the start of the 2029 school year.
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- USDA awards $26.5 million grant to West Virginia State UniversityThe new complex will house the laboratory space for WVSU’s Purdy School of Agriculture and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.WSAZ · 9 Oct, 05:16
- WVSU receives historic U.S. Dept. of Agriculture grant to build new complexKANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - West Virginia State University has received historic recognition. The school was awarded $26.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build an agriculture complex on campus. The funding is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Research Facilities Program, which is a total [...]Wowktv · 9 Oct, 01:03
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