The Northwest Indian College was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1994 Institutions Research Grants program. The grant will fund a research project from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 to use molecular methods to determine the role of phytoplankton in shellfish die-offs along the West Coast. The 1994 Institutions Research Grants program, also known as the Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program with CFDA #10.227, supports fundamental and applied agricultural research projects that address high priority concerns of tribal nations. This award will allow the Northwest Indian College to conduct research over a two-year period that could provide insights on phytoplankton impacts to the West Coast shellfish industry.
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