**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION INFORMATION SYSTEM (FAEIS; HTTP://FAIES.USDA.GOV) IS ONE OF THE FEW SOURCES OF UP-TO-DATE,NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION DATA FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE RELATED PROGRAMS. FAEIS IS A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR HIGHEREDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, FACULTY, AND THE USDA TO CONDUCT BENCHMARKING/PEER ANALYSIS, STRATEGICPLANNING, AND OTHER EFFORTS TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FOOD, HUMAN, AGRICULTURAL, AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES.THE PRIMARY GOAL OF FAEIS IS TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A NATIONAL REPOSITORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION DATA FROM NEARLY 200 HIGHEREDUCATION INSTITUTIONS WITH DEPARTMENTS AND COLLEGES FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES. THESE DATA INCLUDE STUDENTENROLLMENT, DEGREES AWARDED, PLACEMENT, AND FACULTY COUNTS AND SALARIES. FAEIS DATA ARE UNIQUE, BEING DISAGGREGATED BYSEX, ETHNICITY, AND MAJOR-- CLASSIFICATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (CIP CODES). IN ADDITION, THE FAEIS TEAM STRIVES TO MAKETHIS NATIONAL REPOSITORY ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ACADEMIC DEANS, USDA-NIFA, AND STAKEHOLDERORGANIZATIONS.FAEIS OFFERS AN ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE OF EDUCATIONAL DATA FOR USERS WHICH INCLUDE HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS, GOVERNMENTOFFICIALS, FACULTY, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO STRENGTHEN HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. FAEIS CAN ASSIST USERSIN EXAMINING STUDENT ENROLLMENT TRENDS, DEGREES AWARDED, EMERGING DISCIPLINES, STUDENT PLACEMENT, INSTITUTIONAL COMPARISONSAND FACULTY SALARIES.HIGHER EDUCATION DATA ARE COLLECTED THROUGH ONLINE SURVEYS WHICH ARE COMPLETED BY STAFF AND FACULTY AT HIGHER EDUCATIONINSTITUTIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT, COLLEGE, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEVELS. THESE DATA ARE VERIFIED BY THE FAEIS TEAM TO ENSURE ACCURATEAND CONSISTENT DATA HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO THE FAEIS DATABASE. THE FAEIS HELP DESK TEAM WORKS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION STAFFAND FACULTY TO ENTER IN DATA AND FILL IN MISSING DATA.