Project Grant 20236702340054
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $609,541 from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program to analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of Wisconsin's farmland preservation policies. Leveraging geospatial and economic data, the University will evaluate how the state's planning, zoning, tax credits and preservation agreements impact landowners' participation in...
- 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...
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $649,069 from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program to study the meat supply chain network and quantify the economic and food insecurity impacts of supply disruptions. Over a four-year period ending June 2027, the university will construct supply chain networks for beef, pork, poultry and seafood using Census Bureau data to model...
- This $188,360 federal Project Grant was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. The grant supports a postdoctoral research fellowship to evaluate the effectiveness of federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) as a place-based policy for improving rural economic development outcomes. The research aims to generate feasible recommendations for enhancing...
- 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 $305,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. The research project aims to study how decisions in the food industry influence the movement of people, animals, and resources into rural America. The key research questions focus on understanding the strategies and impacts of multinational companies in the food sector on land use, labor, and economic dynamics in rural...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Middlebury College $418,938 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI, CFDA No. 10.310) from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026. The project will examine changes in urban-rural migration patterns and flows between places along the rural-urban continuum since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic using mobile device location data. The research will provide extensive analysis...
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $10 million Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA #10.310) to fund the project "Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems" from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2026. The project aims to transform agricultural landscapes from prevailing annual crop...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA 10.310 program provides $650,000 in funding to Cornell University to examine the use of geospatially referenced cell phone location data for modeling and valuing recreational activities. The project aims to revolutionize recreation modeling and benefit transfer by leveraging these mobility data to...
- 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...
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 activity in urban cores and their surrounding rural hinterlands. Through analysis of federal administrative microdata, the project will provide insights to inform rural economic development policies that account for the interconnected nature of urban and rural economies. The grant has a performance period of three years, ending on August 31, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.0k | 6/2/23 |