This $749,999 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) will support the Houston-Area Opportunities for Undergraduate Student Training in Obesity & Nutrition (HOUSTON) Academy 2.0. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston will deliver experiential learning and research opportunities to 40 undergraduate students over 12 months focused on addressing...
Florida Introduces Physical Activity & Nutrition To Youth Inc. (FLIPANY) received a $750,000 three-year Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects (CFP) program (CFDA #10.225). FLIPANY will address hunger in Palm Beach County, Florida by improving local food system linkages and supporting entrepreneurial food projects. Specifically, FLIPANY will develop connections across the county's food system...
This four-year project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) provides $969,890 to the University of Connecticut to deliver a multi-level intervention combining personalized nutrition education, digital food and nutrition literacy tools, and community collaboration efforts to improve diet quality and decrease chronic disease risk factors among low-income...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), will fund a 5-year course entitled "Clinical Methods for Nutrition and Obesity Research" at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana. The $107,987 award will enable approximately 180 postdoctoral fellows and early career faculty to receive hands-on training in...
This Project Grant award for $772,246 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) will fund a study to evaluate the effects of time-restricted eating (TRE) and TRE with a low-glycemic snack (TRE-LGS) as dietary interventions to improve the health of night shift workers. The study, to be conducted by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, will recruit...
This $5.67 million Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service supports nutrition education and obesity prevention efforts under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561) in Colorado from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024.
The Colorado Department of Human Services serves as the primary awardee and manages multiple sub-awards to...
This $1,500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. The purpose is to establish the Western Region Nutrition Security Collaborative, a platform to foster cross-sector collaboration and develop contextually relevant solutions to improve equitable access to healthy foods and address nutrition security challenges. The key products and services to be delivered...
This Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund $794,626 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027. The project will use household and retail scanner data to determine the causal effects of front-of-package and shelf summary nutrition labels on consumers and retailers in the United States and Europe. It will address...
This federal Project Grant award of $148,568 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under CFDA Program 93.847 "Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research" aims to investigate the physiological regulation of energy intake during meals following weight loss. The award will fund research analyzing energy balance and gut hormone data from the ARROW and TIME2EAT studies to identify predictors of long-term weight loss...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded on September 15, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition (CFDA 10.331 Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program) aims to increase the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables among low-income residents in West Oakland, California. The grant will fund the expansion of the organization's FRESH5X nutrition incentive program from 5 to 10 local corner stores, providing SNAP recipients $5 in incentives for every $1 of...