This federal Project Grant award of $1,046,346 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program aims to address food insecurity and unhealthy dietary behaviors among college students, particularly low-income and racial/ethnic minority populations. Through a partnership with five universities, including three minority-serving institutions (MSIs), the funded project will conduct research using...
This Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Program provides $998,609 to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) for a 4-year research project from July 2024 to June 2028. The project aims to design a novel user-data-program interface platform that leverages geospatial analysis and stakeholder engagement to help government agencies understand the equity and...
Michigan State University was awarded a $1,599,744 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 a partnership project between Michigan State University and Universidad Catolica Del Norte from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2027 to measure and map rural price inflation. Specifically, the project aims to compute a rural...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (AFRI grant program, CFDA 10.310) provides $300,000 in funding to Trinity University to develop data and research infrastructure in preparation for a future standard research grant submission. The key objectives are to: (1) enhance documentation of historical administrative behavior related to the Farmers Home Administration (FMHA) and Farm Credit Administration (FCA), (2) create a...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303), will support Mississippi State University (MSU) in delivering a comprehensive set of research, extension, and education activities to positively impact the resilience of rural communities in the Southern region. The $617,167 award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will enable MSU to focus on three key priorities: (1)...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) provides $720,978 to Michigan State University to implement an integrated program focused on providing undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in research and extension projects related to data analytics in agfinance, food marketing, and food security. The program will engage 60 students over a 5-year period,...
This $550,084 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports Michigan State University (MSU) in developing four "archetypes" to better understand differing perspectives on the goals and purposes of agriculture and the food system. The archetypes cover different visions, including technological modernization, sustainable intensification, regional food systems, and urban agriculture. The project aims...
This $299,625 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program is aimed at strengthening rural development and community resilience. The key products and services delivered through this 2-year grant include: Improving understanding of rural municipal capacities to apply for and utilize grants, as well as provide digital municipal services. The project will assess...
The Iowa State University was awarded a $644,595 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will fund research and outreach services to understand the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 and demographic changes on quality of life in rural Midwest communities from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027. Key deliverables include establishing an...
This $119,987 Project Grant awarded on June 15, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) to Boise State University supports a 2-year predoctoral research project. The research aims to investigate how people's values for the landscape and their sense of community identity inform attitudes toward landscape and community changes occurring in rural agricultural areas. The project will use a...
This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides $650,000 to Michigan State University from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310). The award will support research and outreach activities to document the historical and ongoing impacts of discrimination in rural America and evaluate the long-term effects of past and current rural education and economic policies on opportunity and inequality across generations. Subawards totaling $150,000 will support related research and outreach efforts through the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas and Kentucky State University. Key deliverables include quantitative analysis of administrative data, focus groups with rural stakeholders, development of extension education curricula on diversity and inclusion in rural communities, and integration of research findings into undergraduate and graduate course modules.