On October 21st the USPOULTRY Foundation announced recruiting grants to the value $302,500 that will be distributed among six U.S. universities with poultry science departments and twenty other universities and colleges with appropriate programs.  Gifts to the six Land-Grant universities ranged from $25,700 to the University of Georgia up to $46,333 for Texas A&M University.  All recruiting grants were funded by either major integrators or in two cases, philanthropic foundations.

Twenty other institutions received grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 distributed among eleven states.  It is noted that institutions with a high proportion of minorities were included in the grants with the anticipation that potential scientists and managers will be encouraged to enter the industry which is currently lacking in diversity.