Project Grant 200838414189462

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $750,000 project grant effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029, 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). The award supports the development and delivery of hands-on educational experiences designed to increase high school student understanding of emerging...

Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $500,000 project grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. Through its Science & Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) program, the university will develop and deliver comprehensive agricultural biotechnology education resources and professional development training targeting 90...

This $259,500 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants (HENNGF) program will fund the establishment of a new graduate program in Reproductive Biotechnology at the University of Florida. The program will provide six MS fellowships and three Internship for Research Training Appointments (IRTAs) from January 2021 to January 2026. It will establish a new...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., received a $740,000 project grant award 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), effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029. The AgriTech Ambassadors Project addresses critical gaps in agricultural and technology literacy among youth by developing and delivering an immersive summer...

Federal Grant Award Summary Funding Agency and Program: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Agriculture, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Program (CFDA 10.310) Award Details and Products/Services: The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc. received a $730,000 project grant (Award Date: April 1, 2026; Completion Date: March 31, 2030) to develop and deliver an integrated education and outreach program addressing agricultural...

Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $500,000 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 December 1, 2025, with completion targeted for November 30, 2029. The award supports a teacher professional development initiative designed to integrate agricultural concepts into high school biology curricula, addressing the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program to Growing Gardens, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Portland, OR. The award will fund a partnership between Growing Gardens and Zenger Farm to promote agricultural education, curriculum development, and youth leadership development focused on food systems...

This $818,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC-G) to develop efficient genetic transformation techniques for the orphan crop tef (Eragrostis tef) and its wild relative Indian lovegrass (E. pilosa). The key objectives are to: 1) Develop an efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method for diverse tef genotypes to enable trait improvement research, and 2)...