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...
This federal Project Grant award 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) will provide $262,500 to Oregon State University (OSU) over a 5-year period beginning December 1, 2023. The grant will support a program to recruit and train three outstanding Ph.D. fellows, with a focus on attracting underrepresented minority candidates, in the area of forest resources...
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...
This five-year, $498,571 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will fund research and extension experiences for 50 undergraduate students per year at Oregon State University. The grant supports the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. Through this funding, Oregon State University will provide hands-on research experiences focused on digital manufacturing and wood science to undergraduate students....
This $2.5 million project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) supports research under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA #10.310). Awarded to Oregon State University on September 1, 2022 for a four-year period concluding August 31, 2026, the grant funds the project "US-UK COLLAB: LONG-DISTANCE DISPERSAL AND DISEASE SPREAD UNDER INCREASED ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY." The...
Oklahoma State University will receive $238,500 through a five-year Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program to support three doctoral fellowships focused on integrated omics technologies. The grant will fund hands-on training for fellows in animal production, food science, and data science through coursework integrating genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics...
The Oregon State University was awarded a $642,301 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 support the development of an integrated computational and molecular workflow for rapidly designing CRISPR-based diagnostic tools for plant diseases. Specific objectives include expanding an existing Python algorithm to design...
This $243,500 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) supports the training of 1 PhD and 4 master's students in climate-smart horticulture practices at Oklahoma State University. The objective is to equip this diverse cohort of graduate students with advanced knowledge and skills to address the challenges posed by...
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...
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...