This $800,000 project grant was awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA Program 10.310. The project seeks to assess the resilience of the supply chain systems for corn and soybeans, evaluate the impacts of extreme and prolonged droughts on transportation, trade, food security, and farm income in the Mississippi River Basin region. The research will provide critical insights to inform federal policies that...
This three-year, $649,998 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA 10.310) supports research and modeling to develop a more data-driven framework for evaluating interventions aimed at mitigating tradeoffs between resilience and sustainability in the US animal protein food system. Colorado State University is the primary awardee and will work with sub-awardees...
Arizona State University was awarded a three-year $650,000 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 (AFRI, CFDA No. 10.310). The grant will fund research to identify points of failure in food supply chains and experiment with solutions using simulation modeling to respond to disruptions. Researchers will investigate how transitioning to online...
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...
Purdue University was awarded a $10 million 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 (AFRI, CFDA No. 10.310). The five-year grant will support the "#DiverseCornBelt" initiative to advance the understanding and adoption of diversified agricultural systems in the US Midwest through research, modeling, stakeholder engagement, and education. A...
This $1.23 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) supports research under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA 10.310). Funded from September 2022 through September 2026, the award to Indiana University will determine the roles of Fusarium effector proteases in plant pathogenesis. As part of this work, $1.23M will support Indiana University's research into how...
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 $10,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the development and adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in Midwestern U.S. cropping systems. The project is led by The Ohio State University with several sub-awardees, including Solutions From The Land, University of Missouri, Lincoln University, and Central State University. The key products and services being delivered under this award include: Establishing...
This $9,985,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will support research to increase adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAP) across the Midwestern Corn Belt region. The project aims to develop an integrated policy and decision support system that quantifies the economic and environmental outcomes of CSAP adoption from field to regional scales. Key products include: A knowledge-guided machine...
This federal 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) provides $720,978 to Michigan State University to implement an integrated program focused on providing undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in research and extension projects related to data analytics in agfinance, food marketing, and food security. The program will engage 60 students over a 5-year period,...
This $10 million project grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA #10.310), will fund research, education, and extension activities to build resilience in local and regional food systems in the Midwest region against multiple concurrent shocks such as pandemics, climate events, and foodborne pathogens. Michigan State University is the primary awardee and will collaborate with sub-awardees including Purdue University, North Carolina A&T State University, the University of Illinois, Indiana University, the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, and GFAN LLC to develop novel systems modeling, decision support tools, educational materials, and extension outreach to assess vulnerabilities and strengthen the supply chains of perishable foods. The five-year project from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2028 aims to improve food and nutrition security through an integrated transdisciplinary approach.