This federal Project Grant award of $238,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) supports a 5-year training program in meta-omics at Oklahoma State University. The program will fund 3 doctoral fellows, with a focus on recruiting from traditionally underrepresented groups, to develop expertise in cutting-edge meta-genomics, meta-proteomics, and metabolomics...
Oklahoma State University received a $241,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) to recruit and train four graduate student fellows in the targeted area of plant production within plant sciences and horticulture. The goal of the program is to impart the experiences and skills needed for fellows to become leaders in sustainable urban...
The Ohio State University will train four students in integration and translation of omics data to support trans-omics-assisted plant breeding for enhanced nutrition, under a $262,500 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant falls under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210), which aims to train students for advanced degrees to address national needs in food and agricultural sciences....
Oklahoma State University will receive $650,000 over three years from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive federal grants program to train the next generation of meat industry professionals. Specifically, the project will recruit 60 students total with half from underrepresented groups for a six-week hands-on meat processing internship each summer at OSU and Osage Nation facilities. Students...
The Oklahoma State University was awarded a $595,576 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA #10.310). The grant will fund the implementation of an immersive 10-week summer research and extension program for undergraduate students focusing on horticulture, agronomy, food sciences, and natural resource sciences. Over the four-year project period...
Oklahoma State University was awarded a $916,258 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to conduct research on "MOLECULAR DISSECTION OF SYMBIOSIS REGULATION OF PLANT IMMUNITY" from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2026. The grant was awarded under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310), which provides funding for fundamental and applied research, extension, and...
This five-year, $246,000 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program will support multidisciplinary training for six graduate students pursuing master's degrees in plant production sciences at Oregon State University's Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center. The grant aims to engage students in field-based and traditional campus learning environments across...
The National Science Foundation awarded Oklahoma State University a $315,608 project grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to strengthen agriculture through better disease detection from July 15, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The grant will support Oklahoma State University's efforts to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies and solutions to national challenges related to agriculture. Specifically,...
The Oregon State University was awarded a $238,500 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support a new multidisciplinary plant disease management experiential graduate training program. The grant was awarded under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) on September 15, 2022 and will run through September 14, 2027. The program will train master's and doctoral students for careers...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $238,500 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210). The 5-year grant, commencing on December 1, 2023, aims to recruit, retain, and mentor a cohort of PhD students from underrepresented populations to address the expertise shortage in plant production. The program will integrate plant...