The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $948,087 Project Grant through the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants (CFDA 10.200) program to Mississippi State University. The grant supports aquaculture research, development, education, and demonstration activities to enhance viable and profitable U.S. aquaculture production and benefit consumers, producers, service industries, and the American economy. Mississippi...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $949,555 Project Grant to Mississippi State University under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200). The award will support the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026. SRAC aims to facilitate and expand promising breakthroughs in food and agricultural sciences of importance to the nation by carrying out...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), under the Research Facilities Act Program (CFDA 10.246), provides $300,000 to Mississippi State University's Center for Aquatic Innovation and Technology (CATI) for renovations and modernization of a key aquaculture research facility. The funding will support critical infrastructure upgrades including repairs to the recirculating aquaculture experimental room, safety and...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $948,086 Project Grant to Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University) for the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC). This grant, provided through the USDA-NIFA Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200), will fund research, extension, and demonstration projects to address limitations in the expansion and profitability of aquaculture in...
This federal Project Grant award of $933,019 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200). The grant supports applied research and development initiatives in critical agricultural sectors, with a primary focus on aquaculture, to generate science-based information and innovations that address industry constraints, enhance sustainable production, and...
Iowa State University was awarded a $949,555 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants federal grant program (CFDA 10.200). The grant will support the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center to carry out research from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2027. The Center will facilitate or expand on-going State-Federal food and agricultural research programs of...
The University of Maryland, College Park was awarded a $948,086 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.200 - Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants) for a research project addressing constraints on aquaculture industry development in the Northeast U.S. The award funds a collaborative, competitive research effort carried out by qualified researchers and extension specialists based on industry-defined priorities...
The University of Maryland, College Park was awarded a $949,555 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support the Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Program for the period of August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2026. The grant funding will support the Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Program, which falls under the USDA NIFA Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants federal grant program (CFDA #10.200). The...
This $948,086 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.200 - Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants) supports the mission of the Western Regional Aquaculture Center (WRAC) hosted by the University of Washington. The funding will enable WRAC to conduct multi-state, multi-disciplinary research, development, education, and demonstration projects focused on enhancing viable and profitable U.S. aquaculture...
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $10 million Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) on September 1, 2021 for the Sustainable Aquaculture Systems Supporting Atlantic Salmon (SAS2) program. The five-year program aims to foster the development of environmentally sustainable and economically feasible land-based recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) for Atlantic salmon farming in...