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...
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...
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, $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....
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $595,935 Project Grant to Oklahoma State University (OSU) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant funding will support the "Rural Scholars Program", which aims to benefit rural communities in Oklahoma and beyond. Through this 4-year program, pairs of undergraduate "Rural Scholars" will spend 10 weeks each summer living in rural...
This $749,772 federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will train 50 undergraduate students in research and extension for agricultural plant science and technology. The 9-week summer program will provide an interdisciplinary research and extension training environment, including independent research projects, professional development, field trips, and a capstone poster session. The grant...
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $749,865 Project Grant to Oklahoma State University under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, will fund the development and delivery of iterative, interactive virtual curriculum modules and hands-on summer camp activities to introduce 9th and 10th grade students and STEM teachers to agricultural microbiome sciences. The program aims to cultivate participant interest in...
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 federal Project Grant award of $749,590.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The purpose of the award is to train 100 upper-level undergraduate students from Texas A&M University (TAMU) and partnering universities over a 5-year period in hypothesis-driven scientific research and extension projects at the interface of plant,...
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...