The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) project grant to Haskell Veterinary Clinic, Inc. to expand veterinary services and availability in a livestock-dense, underserved region of West Texas. The funding will allow the clinic to hire an additional veterinarian, purchase equipment like a portable ultrasound and livestock handling gear, and conduct educational outreach to producers and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) project grant to Alpine Veterinary Hospital, P.C. in Monte Vista, Colorado. The grant funding will enable the veterinary hospital to develop, implement, and sustain high-quality food and large animal veterinary services in the rural shortage area of south central Colorado. The key objectives of the project include improving the availability of federally...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Wellfarm Veterinary Consultants, PLLC, a woman-owned small business in Roanoke, Virginia, under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336). The funding will be used to establish a new food animal ambulatory veterinary practice, Wellfarm Vets, and provide subsidized veterinary services over a 3-year period from September 2023 to August 2026. Specifically, the grant will...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $124,583 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) grant to Jackmans Animal Clinic PC in Milroy, IN. The 3-year project, which began on Aug 1, 2024, is designed to enhance the clinic's mobile veterinary services and expand access to food animal producers in the surrounding rural areas. Key activities include acquiring specialized equipment such as a silencer tilt table, mobile semen...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) grant to Harrison Animal Hospital, LLC located in Weber City, Virginia. The grant funding will support the practice's efforts to provide veterinary care to livestock producers in Southwest Virginia, a shortage area lacking adequate food animal veterinary services. Key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year project grant...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) grant to Antelope Veterinary Service, LLC, a for-profit, woman-owned small business located in Richardton, North Dakota. The goal of this 3-year project grant is to provide routine herd services and emergency veterinary care to ranchers within a 75-mile radius of the practice, beginning in Fall 2024. The key objectives are to: 1) equip the...
This Project Grant award of $194,653.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.336 Veterinary Services Grant Program) will support the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in delivering an education and career exposure program focused on food animal medicine. The project aims to increase awareness and interest among 11th and 12th grade students in veterinary careers serving food animals. Key activities will include providing hands-on...
This $125,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) through the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336), will support the Western Plains Veterinary Service, P.C. in Hayes Center, Nebraska. The grant will enable the purchase of critical veterinary equipment and the implementation of education and extension initiatives to address veterinarian shortages in the region. Key elements of the project include...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $249,194 Project Grant to Texas A&M Agrilife Research under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336). The grant will fund a national survey of veterinary schools, private practitioners, and state animal health officials to determine attributes needed to recruit recent veterinary graduates and private veterinarians to areas with veterinary shortages. Based on the survey findings, the project will...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336), aims to enhance veterinary services and address veterinarian shortages in the Texas Panhandle, Eastern New Mexico, and Oklahoma Panhandle regions. The $249,996 award to Texas Tech University System will fund a three-year study to: (1) identify attitudes, beliefs, and challenges surrounding...