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The Regional Ag Biotech Academy Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture will provide $300,000 to Education Projects & Partnerships, LLC to deliver agricultural biotechnology professional development training to 180 STEM educators through 2023. Funded under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI, CFDA No. 10.310), the project aims to address the lack of agricultural literacy among US...

Project Grant Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $750,000 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) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2029. This education and workforce development initiative will develop and deliver hands-on learning experiences through 4-H and FFA (Future Farmers of America)...

PROJECT-HARVEST Grant Summary Miami Dade College received a $630,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Education and Workforce Development program (CFDA 10.310), effective March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029. The PROJECT-HARVEST (Harnessing Agriculture Readiness Through Vocational Education and Skills Training) initiative addresses the critical gap between modern agricultural workforce...

Federal Project Grant Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $740,000 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) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2029. The AgriTech Ambassadors Project addresses workforce development and agricultural literacy gaps by engaging high school students in immersive,...

Atlanta Technical College was awarded a $346,002 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2025. The grant funds the Bioscience Emerging Technicians Project, which aims to increase awareness of bioscience career opportunities and recruit more dual enrollment students to Atlanta Technical College's Bioscience Technology program. Key deliverables include specialized...

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $126,248.10 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 14, 2026. The project delivers accelerated breeding research and development services focused on improving agronomic traits of pennycress as an emerging cash cover crop....

Federal Grant Award Summary: CULTIV8 The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $750,000 through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Program (CFDA 10.310) to the Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District for the project "CULTIV8: Growing Tech-Savvy Agricultural Youth," effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029. This three-year education and workforce development initiative addresses AFRI's Farm Bill priority areas of Agriculture Systems...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc. received a $730,000 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) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2030. The award funds an education and outreach initiative designed to increase public understanding of agricultural biotechnology and build workforce...

Project Grant Award Summary Southern Illinois University Carbondale received a $650,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) to develop and deliver agricultural science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational programming for youth. The award, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2030, brings together Southern Illinois...

Federal Grant Award Summary Tennessee Technological University received a $450,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Program (CFDA 10.310), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. The award supports a three-year cotton breeding research initiative to develop Super Green Cotton (SGC) cultivars utilizing natural genetic variation from introgression breeding between...