Cooperative Agreement 58600080129

This Project Grant award of $284,207.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) supports research at Cornell University examining farmer decision-making processes related to climate adaptation through the adoption of new crop varieties. The key products of this 3-year project include: (1) developing a multi-scale modeling approach combining land surface modeling, satellite...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Michigan State University received a $200,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist under the Agricultural Market and Economic Research program (CFDA 10.290), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The project advances the Secretary's Farmers First Policy Agenda by examining critical facets of the U.S. agricultural labor market to inform USDA policy...

This federal Project Grant award of $400,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program investigates the challenges faced by farmers in adapting to environmental change and climate change. The research project, titled "Equitable Pathways to Climate-Smart Agriculture: Rethinking Adaptation as a Continuum", examines how farmers' ability to adapt farming practices varies, and the long-term impacts of adaptation on the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $591,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational Program (CFDA 10.310). The award, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, supports research investigating the impact of production shocks on trade resilience and price dynamics in global grain markets. The project delivers four...

Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $300,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Program (CFDA 10.310), effective March 1, 2026, through February 29, 2028. The award funds development of Crop-SIM, an advanced virtual training tool designed to address critical workforce training gaps in controlled environment agriculture, specifically for teen-leaf...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Social and Economic Science, under CFDA program 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, provides $527,000 to the National Bureau of Economic Research Inc. (NBER), a private non-profit research organization, to conduct research examining the consequences and determinants of trade protection policies. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year award include: 1) developing new...

Federal Grant Award Summary The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) received a Cooperative Agreement award of $1,092,701 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Market Protection and Promotion program (CFDA 10.163) for the period January 1 – December 31, 2026. Under this award, CDFA will support the Pesticide Data Program (PDP) by collecting food samples within California that focus on products frequently consumed by infants and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $588,353 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310. The award supports rigorous econometric research addressing crop revenue variability in major U.S. agricultural regions, with particular focus on corn and soybean production. The...

Award Summary Michigan State University received a $5.6M Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) awarded June 4, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 3, 2029. The project delivers coupled plant and microbial solutions to optimize corn nitrogen relations and enhance soil food web interactions. MSU will employ spatiotemporally tuned plant genetic engineering to enhance root system architecture and internal nitrogen metabolism, integrate...

Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $256,124.36 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) on July 15, 2025, with performance extending through August 31, 2026. The project evaluates how engineered wood components in wood-based soilless substrates influence soilborne disease development and the effectiveness of...