The University of Tennessee was awarded a $951,718 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will support the development of nonwoven carbon fiber filter materials derived from lignin to capture carbon dioxide emissions. Researchers will create graphitic nanoparticles and carbon quantum dots from lignin with tuned chemical functionality to...
The University of Tennessee received a $596,150 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to investigate applications of industrial hemp co-products. Funded through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program, the project will assess the nutritional quality, physicochemical properties, functionality, and antioxidant effects of three co-products obtained from hempseed oil extraction. These...
The University of Tennessee received a $590,005 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) on August 1, 2022 to evaluate within-canopy airflow, plant structure, and spray techniques to improve droplet penetration under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310). As part of the objectives under AFRI to provide competitive funding for food and agricultural sciences...
This $2,598,561 federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act (CFDA 10.203) program, supports agricultural research and extension programs conducted by the University of Tennessee's UT AG Research Division, doing business as Tennessee Agriculture Experien. The award will fund comprehensive research, education, and outreach initiatives across...
The University of Tennessee received a $749,999 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. Through this award, researchers at the University of Tennessee will investigate the role of manganese in carbon and nitrogen cycling processes in agricultural soils. They will establish experimental conditions with varying levels of manganese and soil pH to...
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $999,994 Project Grant under the Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303), specifically the Organic Transitions (ORG) and Methyl Bromide Transition Program, to the University of Tennessee. The grant is for a 4-year project to evaluate multi-tactic organic double-crop strategies in Tennessee and Florida, in order to increase organic grain and forage production and address the yield gap compared to non-organic counterparts. The...
The University of Tennessee was awarded a $262,500 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program. The grant will fund the University's project to train a new generation of leaders in international agricultural trade and development from September 2022 through September 2027. As part of the NNF Grants Program, which aims to support graduate students and postdoctoral...
This $10,292,512 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act (CFDA 10.203) program supports agricultural research and extension programs conducted by the University of Tennessee's UT AG Research Division, doing business as Tennessee Agriculture Experien. The grant funds a comprehensive research portfolio spanning critical areas such as supporting food,...
The University of Tennessee was awarded a $749,767 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The goal of the five-year project is to identify cost-effective end-of-production strategies to improve the yield, appearance, nutritional content, and post-harvest longevity of leafy greens grown in controlled environment agriculture hydroponic systems....
The University of Tennessee, through its Ut AG Research Division, was awarded a $149,998 Project Grant by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program (CFDA 10.217). The project aims to develop an AI-integrated pedagogy that transforms passive, lecture-based food science engineering classrooms into active learning experiences. This will prepare students to think critically, innovate, and transition smoothly into the food...