The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $225,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to Technology Matters (TECH Matters), a nonprofit strategic technology organization. The funding supports the development of technologies for sustainable land management, monitoring, and research over the period of Aug 15, 2023 to Mar 31, 2027. Key project activities include developing sustainable...
This $247,879 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) under the Wholesale Farmers and Alternative Market Development Program (CFDA 10.164) will employ a mixed methods study to understand the distinct technical assistance needs of Black, Hispanic, and Tribal producers for accessing wholesale markets. The project will review existing curricula, training materials, and outreach activities focused on areas like market access,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Arkansas (UA) to support the recruitment of legal professionals into careers focused on enforcing the fair competition laws in food and agricultural markets. The two-year project aims to produce informational materials to generate interest among law students and legal professionals in food law and policy issues, and provide opportunities for them to get...
This $999,900 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to create a pathway for underserved community college computer science students to gain practical experience and mentorship in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). The project will provide 150 students across three annual cohorts with 1-2 micro-internships where they contribute to AI/ML open-source projects and receive 8...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) is supporting the early establishment of a Research Practice Partnership (RPP) focused on designing, developing, and piloting instructional materials that integrate computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) into PreK-8 classrooms. The $288,749 award to Katabasis, Inc., a non-profit organization, is funding the development of a game-based learning platform called "AgriCoding"...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $374,998 Cooperative Agreement to Arizona State University (ASU) to provide the National Organic Program (NOP), organic stakeholders, and the general public with reliable, high-quality data and reporting on the impact and successes of ongoing USDA organic technical assistance programs. Under this 1-year CFDA 10.163 Market Protection and Promotion grant, ASU will develop and implement a data governance plan,...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) provides $720,978 to Michigan State University to implement an integrated program focused on providing undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in research and extension projects related to data analytics in agfinance, food marketing, and food security. The program will engage 60 students over a 5-year period,...
This Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210), provides $238,500 to recruit, train, and mentor three PhD students from historically underrepresented groups in food and agricultural research at North Carolina State University. The goal is to address data science and foster cultural capital through an interdisciplinary community improving crop...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310), proposes a modular experiential learning program to expose 200 Michigan middle and high school students to data science and artificial intelligence applications in smart agriculture. The $749,991 award, which runs from August 2024 to August 2028, aims to I) attract youth to smart agriculture, II) provide hands-on experiential learning on smart...
This $750,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) is funding the Agri'cy'ence Academy, a 15-month program at Iowa State University that will provide immersive educational opportunities to at least 200 underserved and underrepresented youth in grades 7-12 in Black Hawk and West Pottawattamie counties, Iowa. The program aims to develop 21st century digital citizens and future...