Project Grant 20216801834615
- Prairie View A&M University received a $293,521 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA) under the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP, CFDA 10.514), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The award funds nutrition education delivery across Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties in Texas. EFNEP Nutrition Education Associates (NEAs) will provide evidence-based nutrition and physical...
- Grant Summary Texas Tech University received a $630,435 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, effective March 1, 2026, with a completion date of February 28, 2031. The award supports a five-year preclinical research program designed to investigate the efficacy of dietary prebiotic fibers in ameliorating obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in pregnant women and reducing metabolic disease...
- Summary Tuskegee University received a Formula Grant award of $118,180 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA) under the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP, CFDA 10.514), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. The award supports TU-EFNEP's delivery of evidence-based nutrition education to low-income and minority populations across Alabama, with particular focus on communities experiencing food insecurity...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) received a $750,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Education and Workforce Development (EWD) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. The grant funds an enhanced Research and Extension Experience for Undergraduates (REEU) summer program designed to build a pipeline of...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $969,999 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310) to Tufts University School of Medicine for the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The project aims to improve the health and nutrition behaviors of early childhood education (ECE) providers through a randomized controlled workplace wellness initiative at diverse Head Start centers across the...
- Utah State University was awarded $996,586 through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, with an award date of September 15, 2025, and a completion date of September 14, 2028. The project deliverables include the adaptation and refinement of the Utah Diabetes Cook Along Curriculum for broader implementation across Utah communities, creation and free...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Tennessee received a $940,000 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), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The grant supports an integrated research and education initiative to investigate the potential of dietary polyphenols—naturally occurring phytochemicals found in plant-based foods—as...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University System received a $294,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to advance cottonseed oil commercialization through plant breeding research. The project, which commenced August 1, 2025 and will conclude July 31, 2028, focuses on evaluating improved cotton lines developed by the university's Department of Plant and Soil Science to...
- Grant Award Summary Brown University received a $1.084 million Project Grant from the National Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) effective May 15, 2026, with a completion date of May 14, 2029. The award supports an integrated research and extension project examining home and wild food procurement (HWFP) activities—including gardening, fishing, and foraging—among low-income, rural, food-insecure households in the two most...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University-Kingsville received a $558,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2030. The Research and Education in Agricultural Communications Training (REACT) initiative will develop and deliver an undergraduate agricultural communications training program designed to increase...
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE NUTRITION BENCH-TO-COMMUNITY ENGAGED SCHOLARS IN TEXAS (NUTRITION BEST) REEU PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE AFRI FARM BILL PRIORITY AREAS OF FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH AND WILL TRAIN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN BASIC NUTRITION AND OBESITY RESEARCH OR COMMUNITY NUTRITION AND OBESITY PREVENTION, AS WELL AS DATA AND LITERATURE ANALYSES. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT AN INTENSIVE INTEGRATED STUDENT EXPERIENCE WHICH ENCOMPASSES RESEARCH TRAINING AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (TTU) AND ENHANCED BY SUMMER INTERNSHIPS WITH TEXAS A & M AGRILIFE EXTENSION WILL INCREASE STUDENT RETENTION IN FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH RELATED DEGREES AND CAREERS.OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO (1) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRONG MENTORING, RESEARCH ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS; (2) ENGAGE STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS FROM MAJORS AT TTU AND SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE IN IMPACTFUL RESEARCH AND INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THROUGH EXTENSION; AND (3) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS WHO PURSUE GRADUATE EDUCATION OR CAREERS IN FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE TAILORED MENTORSHIP TO ENHANCE RETENTION AND SUCCESS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ETHICS, AS WELL AS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOOL AND CAREER OPTIONS SUPPORTED BY ENGAGING IN SEMINAR SERIES FEATURING PRESENTATIONS FROM EXPERTS/ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND TRAINING IN REEU-TARGETED AREAS OF FOODS, NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE. OUR COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM WILL ACCOMPLISH REEU GOALS INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT AND GRADUATE ENROLLMENT IN FOODS AND NUTRITION.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 3/3/26 | ||
| Not listed | $500.0k | 4/12/21 |