Project Grant 20236701739626
Award Date
4/1/23
Completion Date
3/31/26
Dollars Obligated
$1.5M
Federal Agency
Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment
Federal Grant Program
10.310
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Austin, TX 78746, USA
Similar Awards
This five-year, $1.5 million project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA #10.310) will fund the Native Climate project to strengthen the role of USDA Climate Hubs in serving Indigenous communities in the Intermountain West and Northern Plains regions. Led by the Desert Research Institute, the project will expand Climate Hub outreach capacity and establish a web-based climate information...
This $1.5 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) will fund the development and delivery of a national climate change adaptation training program for agricultural extension professionals. Awarded under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI, CFDA No. 10.310), the funding will support Washington State University in scaling up a pilot climate analog training program into a...
This five-year, $1.5 million Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) supports Montana State University in collaborating with Climate Hub staff and regional stakeholders to develop improved educational materials and expertise to help farmers and ranchers in the Southwest and Northern Plains assess sources of past production losses due to weather and climate disruption, as...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $649,755 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to the Trustees of Boston University. The grant will fund research from 2022 to 2025 to enhance understanding of the potential consequences of climate change for the economic health of U.S. farmers. Researchers will investigate how climate change impacts domestic crop yields through direct changes in meteorology as well as...
This $650,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports research to develop a publicly accessible toolkit for climate impact assessments on agriculture. The key products and services to be delivered include: Evaluating the bias of current methods for modeling climate change impacts, 2) Proposing robust and data-driven estimators to model heterogeneity in climate damage functions, 3)...
This $300,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311). The funding will support the implementation of a three-year agricultural training and technical assistance initiative in Puerto Rico, which was heavily impacted by Hurricane Maria in 2017. The project aims to address barriers within Puerto Rico's food system and create sustainable impact in...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded New Mexico State University a $744,971 project grant under the Integrated Programs federal grant program (CFDA 10.303) to support the project "Bridging Traditional Agriculture and Climate-Adaptive Organic Agriculture in the Southwest" from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. The grant will fund research, education, and extension activities to address important agricultural issues in the Southwest...
This $500,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund a collaborative project between Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Barranquitas Campus and six premier universities to address agricultural systems and technology in Central Puerto Rico through 2025. The grant supports intensive hands-on training of K-14 teachers in inquiry-based teaching and experiential...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the University of California Office of the President under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) federal grant program. The grant will develop multifaceted pathways to climate-smart agriculture in California through 2026 by assessing stakeholder needs, providing climate-smart agriculture training to technical service providers, hosting regional workshops...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Florida International University (FIU) under the Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) program (CFDA 10.326). The grant supports an integrated research, education, and outreach project to help agriculture producers in South Florida adapt to the growing impacts of climate change, including increased flooding, saltwater intrusion, and soil erosion....