Project Grant 20236702340077
Award Date
8/1/23
Completion Date
7/31/26
Dollars Obligated
$639K
Federal Agency
Institute of Food Production and Sustainability
Awardee
Purdue University (YRXVL4JYCEF5)
Federal Grant Program
10.310
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
West Lafayette, IN, USA
Similar Awards
Purdue University was awarded a $649,517 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA #10.310). The three-year grant will support research examining dimensions of food-away-from-home consumption that are not yet well understood, which inhibits effective policy and business strategies to increase sector resilience against challenges. Purdue...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Purdue University $503,526 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310) to advance the economic understanding of vertical coordination-based incentive programs offered by agribusiness firms to promote farmer adoption of regenerative agricultural practices (RAPs) in the United States. Purdue University will construct a theoretical model characterizing the interaction...
Purdue University received a $650,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) to establish novel post-harvest processing systems that can improve beef quality attributes and foster the profitability and sustainability of the local meat sectors. The research program aims to address the lack of local slaughter capacity and high processing costs faced by local livestock...
The Purdue University was awarded a $299,452 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, effective September 15, 2024 through September 14, 2026. The grant supports research to integrate open-source geospatial data, including high-resolution digital elevation models, soil survey information, and satellite imagery, to optimize soil sampling design for precision soil management. The project aims to develop an AI-based...
Purdue University received a $622,282 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310). The award will fund research from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2026 to compare the impacts of whole food dietary fibers versus inulin on markers of gut and systemic health. Purdue University will conduct in vitro fecal fermentation studies and a human...
Purdue University received a $601,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) to study the microbial ecology and mechanisms underlying spoilage and growth of foodborne pathogens in meat products. The primary objectives are to characterize the biochemical changes and microbial communities that develop during muscle-specific aging of beef products, and identify key metabolites in...
This $246,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210), will support the launch of a new Master of Science specialization in Data Science for Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. The goal is to train graduate fellows uniquely skilled in extracting useful information from data to accelerate scientific discovery and address...
Purdue University was awarded a $343,777 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.075). The grant will fund a collaborative research project between February 1, 2021 and January 31, 2024 to improve worker safety by understanding risk compensation as a latent precursor of at-risk decisions. As described in the grant program's purpose, the research aims to contribute...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Purdue University a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. Purdue will develop and test video and data systems centered around feed to increase dairy farm efficiency and sustainability over a four-year period ending May 2027. The university aims to accurately estimate individual dry matter intake within 5% for cows in group housing using these...
Under a Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative), Purdue University will receive $598,000.00 to conduct research over a 3-year period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The research aims to create novel starch granule-guest inclusion complexes that can enhance the quality, nutrition, and functionality of food products. Key objectives include developing these value-added starch...