This Project Grant award of $194,653.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.336 Veterinary Services Grant Program) will support the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in delivering an education and career exposure program focused on food animal medicine. The project aims to increase awareness and interest among 11th and 12th grade students in veterinary careers serving food animals. Key activities will include providing hands-on...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $249,194 Project Grant to Texas A&M Agrilife Research under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336). The grant will fund a national survey of veterinary schools, private practitioners, and state animal health officials to determine attributes needed to recruit recent veterinary graduates and private veterinarians to areas with veterinary shortages. Based on the survey findings, the project will...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) project grant to Haskell Veterinary Clinic, Inc. to expand veterinary services and availability in a livestock-dense, underserved region of West Texas. The funding will allow the clinic to hire an additional veterinarian, purchase equipment like a portable ultrasound and livestock handling gear, and conduct educational outreach to producers and...
The TX212 RURAL VETERINARY PRACTICE ENHANCEMENT Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, awarded $112,831 to Playa Veterinary Associates, PLLC on September 1, 2021 for the period through August 31, 2024. The award supports the Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP, CFDA 10.336), which provides funding to relieve veterinarian shortage situations and support veterinary services in rural areas. Specifically, Playa Veterinary...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) project grant to Louisa Veterinary Service, Inc., a food-animal exclusive ambulatory veterinary practice serving a rural shortage area in central Virginia. The grant funds will be used to purchase a more fuel-efficient practice vehicle and veterinary equipment, support continuing education for a newly added veterinarian, and invest in...
This federal Project Grant award of $249,319 from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) aims to enhance veterinary education and training in underserved rural communities. The four key objectives are to: 1) Provide additional educational opportunities for veterinary students to gain experience in population health, practice management, and communication; 2) Enhance training for...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Hereford Veterinary Clinic, PLLC under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336). The purpose of the grant is to provide clinical training for 4th year veterinary students from Texas Tech University's School of Veterinary Medicine at the Hereford Vet Clinic facility. The clinic is investing $6 million to build a new veterinary hospital to handle the increased caseload from...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336), aims to enhance veterinary services and address veterinarian shortages in the Texas Panhandle, Eastern New Mexico, and Oklahoma Panhandle regions. The $249,996 award to Texas Tech University System will fund a three-year study to: (1) identify attitudes, beliefs, and challenges surrounding...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) grant to Firefly Veterinary Services, PLLC (doing business as Crescent Veterinary Hospital) to establish a complete mobile veterinary service. The 3-year grant, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will fund the purchase of a service truck, veterinary clinic box, and mobile chute. This new equipment will enable Crescent Veterinary...
The federal Project Grant award, valued at $104,250, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.313 - Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program) to address critical shortages of veterinary professionals in rural and underserved agricultural communities. The grant requires the recipient veterinarian to provide 3 years of professional veterinary services focused on food animal and agricultural care in a designated high-priority...