…College, reached out to Thwaits after seeing the photographs. “I want to sink your program, let’s take it underwater,” he told Thwaits. So they did—as Under the Surface. The National Park Service provided seed money for a pilot study and the program is now funded by a series of grants…
…rely on grants and foundation support. Many of the deadlines for 2018 funding sources have passed or will pass before we are able to engage community input. The Great Lakes Island Initiative is in its beginning stages. There will be a benefit to having this coalition further developed to support…
…between two- and four-year colleges and universities. The grant dollars will help strengthen transfer agreements—also known as articulation agreements—between the schools in the University of Wisconsin System, tribal colleges, the Wisconsin Technical College system, and private colleges and universities. Funds from both grants have been used to make it easier…
…as “straddling communities,” and grants them certain exceptions when it comes to water diversion. Compact drafters predicted that these communities would want to send water to the other side of their town — outside of the Great Lake’s basin — so the whole community could use the same plumbing system….
…Ashland, the one-on-one opportunities with professors, and the potential for traveling abroad to study. The Wisconsin Tuition Grant played a critical role in her decision. “Financially, I never thought I could attend a private college—until I realized that with grants and scholarships, it was possible,” Gretchen said. Doctorate programs require…
…47 grants totaling nearly $17.5 million to improve sustainable agriculture and help rural communities through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “A number of factors are involved in achieving economic success in rural communities,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “These NIFA investments…
