This $10,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the development of a competitive, biobased manufacturing sector based on hemp production in tribal communities in the northwestern United States. The primary objectives are to enable tribal communities to establish a biobased economy utilizing hemp, optimize hemp biobased materials and manufacturing systems, and support...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College), a tribally owned 1994 Land Grant institution serving Native American communities in Wisconsin. The grant funding will enable LCO College to enhance educational access, research capabilities, workforce development, and the delivery of essential services addressing the needs of...
This federal Project Grant award of $352,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College), a tribally owned and operated 1994 Land Grant institution serving Native American communities in Wisconsin. The award will support the construction, enlargement, extension, or other improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural residents. As a...
This $599,643 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216) will support a research project at Prairie View A&M University. The project aims to identify elite industrial hemp cultivars through phenotyping and multi-omics approaches, and develop new high-yielding hemp cultivars through speed breeding methods for various end uses such as fiber, seed, and cannabinoids. Key objectives include...
This $10 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). Oregon State University will lead efforts to establish a globally competitive hemp-based supply chain across Pacific states by improving hemp genetics, identifying suitable production regions, assessing infrastructure needs, and implementing...
This $600,000 three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to increase understanding of cannabinoid biosynthesis regulation in industrial hemp. Over the period of performance from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2026, the university will map gene expression factors controlling the cannabinoid...
This $722,166 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200) supports the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Northeast Area in evaluating industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) genetic resources for resistance to four major diseases. The project aims to identify disease-resistant hemp germplasm that can improve yields and product...
This $120,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports research to inform sustainable cultivation practices for hemp using biostimulants. The key objectives are to: 1) Evaluate the ability of two commercially available biostimulants (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Trichoderma harzianum) to enhance nitrogen use efficiency in hemp under different fertilizer regimes; and 2) Assess...
This $649,322 Project Grant was awarded on August 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant will support North Carolina State University (NC State) in developing environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable fiber hemp production practices in collaboration with North Carolina's historically underrepresented farmers. The project aims...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College), a tribally owned and operated 1994 Land Grant institution serving Native American communities in Wisconsin. The funding will support a range of activities to enhance educational access, research capabilities, workforce development, and the delivery of essential community...