Project Grant 20226801536282
- 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 Tufts University School of Medicine received a $630,410 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective September 1, 2025, with completion anticipated August 31, 2028. The award funds a clinical research trial investigating the effects of dietary stearic acid on gastrointestinal microbiome composition and bile acid metabolism in older adults. The...
- The University of Connecticut received a $299,963 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded on March 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for February 29, 2028. This research project will examine how paid family leave (PFL) policies affect maternal and child nutrition and health outcomes across the United States, evaluating states with both newly implemented and long-standing PFL...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Chef ANN Foundation received a $250,000 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 March 1, 2026, with completion targeted for February 29, 2028. This design-phase project develops a comprehensive workforce training program for school food professionals in New York through a partnership between Erie Community College (ECC), the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary New Mexico State University received a $500,000 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, CFDA 10.310) awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 14, 2028. The grant supports an integrated research, education, and extension project addressing food sovereignty and healthy eating in Navajo communities across Arizona, New...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas received a $294,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The project will develop and implement an evidence-based educational program designed to empower Cooperative Extension agents, healthcare professionals, and community leaders to promote...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Arizona received a $758,221 Formula Grant 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 direct nutrition education services targeting low-resourced families with children ages 0–19 across six Arizona counties. The program delivers multi-series educational...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research received a $525,404 Project Grant 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, 2029. The project will analyze large-scale grocery purchasing data and health-related information to examine how household food buying patterns change following chronic disease diagnoses...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (doing business as Heluna Health) received a $299,547 Project Grant award effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The award supports research designed to address barriers to Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program benefit utilization...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Trustees of Tufts College received a $610,988 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2030. The project, performed in Medford, Massachusetts, addresses the critical gap in human-relevant safety assessment tools for novel food products, including plant-based meats, cultivated meats, and...
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 U.S. ECE providers will be offered in-person group programs and a web application focused on healthy eating and weight management. The initiative seeks to determine if the program can reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors among ECE staff and improve the healthy nutrition behaviors of enrolled children. A sub-award of $0 will be provided to the National Head Start Association for research purposes. If successful, the program could provide a model for nationwide scaling of ECE provider wellness initiatives to reduce health disparities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $970.0k | 10/29/21 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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AG0034S | The National Head Start Association | Project Grant 20226801536282 | $11.0k | 3/4/24 |