This $299,625 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program is aimed at strengthening rural development and community resilience. The key products and services delivered through this 2-year grant include: Improving understanding of rural municipal capacities to apply for and utilize grants, as well as provide digital municipal services. The project will assess...
The University of Maine System was awarded a $643,848 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will fund research from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026 to identify factors promoting coastal spruce-fir forests in Maine, assess climate change risks, and develop resilience tools. The University will produce maps of current coastal...
This $246,355 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program supports the MAINE-FOREST research incubator project led by the University of Maine. The project aims to enhance Maine's forest-based economy, sustainability, and technology ecosystem to accelerate innovation. Key focus areas include environmental AI/informatics, cellulosic nanomaterials, rural and tribal resilience, and smart rural development. The 4-year project will...
This $119,987 Project Grant awarded on June 15, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) to Boise State University supports a 2-year predoctoral research project. The research aims to investigate how people's values for the landscape and their sense of community identity inform attitudes toward landscape and community changes occurring in rural agricultural areas. The project will use a...
This $650,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. The grant supports research at the University of Wisconsin - Madison aimed at constructing a new typology to measure the economic isolation of rural areas and evaluate how that isolation affects economic performance. The research will also examine the relationship between economic...
This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides $650,000 to Michigan State University from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310). The award will support research and outreach activities to document the historical and ongoing impacts of discrimination in rural America and evaluate the long-term effects of past and current rural...
This Project Grant award, valued at $180,000.00, was issued by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant funds a 3-year study at Portland State University that explores how "hydrosocial imaginaries" - the political, cultural, and social beliefs and practices that influence water use - affect water conflict, governance, and collaboration in the context of drought, climate...
The University of Massachusetts Amherst will provide agricultural research, extension, and education modules focused on applied research and workforce development through a $708,069 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Funded under NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program, the project aims to train students in applied agricultural research and fundamental education science modules to build confidence...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,046,346 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program aims to address food insecurity and unhealthy dietary behaviors among college students, particularly low-income and racial/ethnic minority populations. Through a partnership with five universities, including three minority-serving institutions (MSIs), the funded project will conduct research using...
This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) provides $259,000 to the University of Maine System to recruit and train four graduate students in climate-smart agriculture. The goal is to develop interdisciplinary expertise to mitigate the impacts of climate change on agricultural systems, with a focus on sustainable forest...