Project Grant 20227000137310
- The California State University, Fresno Foundation received a $1.79 million project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Dairy Program. The three-year award, issued on September 30, 2022, will fund the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives program. The project aims to amplify efforts started in previous phases to spur regional milk innovation. It will assist dairy businesses in developing higher-value product uses, diversifying markets and...
- The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $19 million project grant under the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives program to California State University, Fresno Foundation. The grant will support the Pacific Coast Coalition Dairy Business Innovation Initiative, led by California State University, Fresno, to assist dairy businesses in developing higher value uses for milk, diversifying markets and income, and increasing returns. Key services include direct...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $599,999 Project Grant to California State University, Bakersfield under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI; CFDA 10.310). The four-year project will deliver experiential learning and workforce development services to address agricultural sustainability challenges in California's Central Valley region. Specifically, the university will provide research experiences for...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant to the Fresno Foundation California State University under the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives federal grant program (CFDA 10.176). The grant will fund the Pacific Coast Coalition initiative through October 2024 to assist dairy businesses in developing higher-value uses for their milk and diversifying their markets in California. As part of the initiative, $1.8 million will be subawarded to...
- The San Diego State University Research Foundation received a $300,000 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA 10.310 program. The grant supports research to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with dairy farming through the use of precision bacterial fermentation to produce milk proteins for sustainable food production. The research aims to develop an alternative method for producing...
- The University of California, Davis was awarded $594,000 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The four-year project grant aims to characterize plant protein functionality and develop novel microstructures to increase stability, texture, and digestibility in model liquid and semi-solid food products. Specifically, the university will assess...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $690,000 Dairy Business Innovation (CFDA 10.176) Project Grant to the Fresno Foundation California State University to support the Pacific Coast Coalition - Dairy Business Innovation Initiative Phase V. This grant will amplify and extend dairy business subawards, technical assistance, and coalition building initiated in prior phases to stimulate regional innovation in California, Oregon, and Washington. The...
- This $243,007 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223) will support the California State University Fresno Foundation's efforts to address the rise of artificial intelligence and big data in agricultural technology. The funding will provide undergraduate research experiences for underserved students in applying AI and big data techniques to agriculture, with a focus on...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $270,115 Project Grant to California State University Fresno Foundation under the Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.223). The four-year grant will fund the Fresno State HSI (FRESH) program, a comprehensive educational and research training initiative between the Colleges of Science & Math and Agriculture at California State University, Fresno. Under the FRESH program, students...
- This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.223 - Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants) aims to increase awareness, recruitment, retention, and graduation rates for underrepresented students in nutrition and food science programs at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Key activities include outreach to high school and community college students, developing a fellowship program for CSUN nutrition and food science...
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the California State University Fresno Foundation under the Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture program. The three-year award will support the university's efforts to enhance its dairy processing education and increase student diversity. Key initiatives include expanding the university's dairy pilot plant facilities and equipment, establishing an Institute for Ethnic and Specialty Dairy Product Development, and formalizing student internships through partnerships with the dairy industry. The California Milk Advisory Board will receive a $75k subaward to further these goals and address workforce needs in California's dairy sector. The funding will allow the university to build its expertise and technology transfer capacity in food science and manufacturing, with a focus on supporting the state's dairy businesses and their 55,000-strong workforce.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $750.0k | 4/29/22 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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SC3511442202AMENDMENT2S | Leprino Foods Dairy Products Co | Project Grant 20227000137310 | $75.0k | 9/26/24 | |
SC3511442202AMENDMENT1S | Leprino Foods Dairy Products Co | Project Grant 20227000137310 | $50.0k | 11/27/23 | |
SC3511442201S | California Milk Advisory Board | Project Grant 20227000137310 | $150.0k | 11/1/22 |