(NMC) — Since 2019, Northern Marianas College-Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services' My Preparedness Initiative or MyPI, in partnership with Homeland Security Emergency Management, the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, the Public School System and the Division of Youth Services, has been fostering emergency preparedness, community resilience, and youth leadership through proactive outreach.
The Northern Marianas College’s Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services was recently awarded a $197,690 two-year grant to train personnel to improve forktail rabbitfish production in the CNMI and the Micronesian region.
Three program leaders from the Northern Marianas College’s Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services were recently accepted into the LEAD21, or Leadership Development for the 21st Century: Linking Research, Academics, and Extension program. They competed with applicants from across the land-grant university system for a seat in the upcoming cohort.
The Northern Marianas College’s Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services was recently awarded $1.79 million to research commercial pineapple cultivation in the CNMI.
The Northern Marianas College has been awarded a $13.2-million grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to develop the colleges’ Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services program further and its role in supporting regional economic development.
The Nutrition Assistance Program received a donation of about 100 lbs of tomatoes from the Northern Marianas College-Cooperative Research, Extension & Education Services yesterday for distribution under the local food stamp program.
