Project Grant 20187002428957

This $248,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support the development of three education programs addressing veterinary workforce challenges in rural and underserved areas. Specifically, the awardee Colorado State University will build two curricula for veterinary students and interns focused on evaluating and preparing to work in rural regions. Additionally, a high school program will be developed for students in Alaska's...

Federal Grant Award Summary Family Veterinary Services, PLC received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP, CFDA 10.336) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award funds a rural practice enhancement initiative in Monticello, Iowa designed to address large animal veterinary shortages in Jones County and surrounding areas. The project supports the retention of skilled large...

Federal Grant Award Summary Rolling Hills Veterinary Service P.C. received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports a Rural Practice Enhancement initiative to address veterinarian shortages in Iowa's IA241 and IA243 regions, which collectively serve over 2.1 million head of livestock...

This $167,717 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) aims to enhance veterinary services and training to support the aquaculture industry in the Pacific Islands region. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year award include: Establishing a supported training program for veterinarians in Hawaii to receive...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $104,250 Formula Grant under the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program to provide veterinary services in designated shortage situations from January 2024 through December 2026. The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (CFDA 10.313) aims to address the shortage of large animal veterinarians in rural areas by offering student loan repayment incentives. Under this award, qualified veterinarians will...

Prairie View Veterinary Clinic (PVVC) received a $125,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to purchase new equipment. The grant was awarded on September 1, 2021 through the Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP), with completion by August 31, 2024. PVVC will use the funding to purchase equipment that will increase efficiency and service capacity at auction markets and in rural communities in central South Dakota. New items...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Zook Veterinary Services LLC received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP, CFDA 10.336) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports Rural Practice Enhancement (RPE) activities designed to increase availability and accessibility of food animal veterinary services in Waynoka, Oklahoma, a designated veterinarian shortage area where...

Indianola Veterinary Clinic, PLLC received a $125,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) to address veterinarian shortages in its designated rural shortage area. The award, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, funds three primary service delivery mechanisms: salary support for veterinary staff retention, up to $10,000 in continuing professional education and training opportunities, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary Hoxie Veterinary Service, P.A. received a $125,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports rural practice enhancement in northwest Kansas (Veterinary Shortage Service Area KS244), where a critical shortage of veterinarians exists relative to the population of food...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $104,250 Formula Grant under the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program to provide veterinary services in designated shortage situations from January 2024 through December 2026. The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (CFDA #10.313) aims to address the shortage of large animal veterinarians in rural areas by offering student loan repayment incentives. Under this award, qualified veterinarians will...