The University of California, Davis was awarded a $842,000 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Cooperative Extension Service federal grant program (CFDA 10.500) to support the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) program. FARAD is a collaborative university-based food safety program coordinated by veterinary faculty and staff at multiple U.S. colleges of veterinary medicine to provide accurate, timely,...
This $648,000 Project Grant award to North Carolina State University was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Cooperative Extension Service (CFDA 10.500) program. The grant supports the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) program, a 42-year collaborative effort by scientists from five veterinary colleges. The primary objectives of FARAD are to identify, extract, assemble, evaluate, and distribute information on preventing and mitigating chemical residues...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $110,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Extension Service (CFDA 10.500) program to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) for the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) program. The FARAD program is a chemical food safety initiative designed to provide up-to-date pharmacokinetic information to veterinarians to determine proper withdrawal times for...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Extension Service (CFDA 10.500) program to Kansas State University (KSU) to fund the FARAD program, a national food safety initiative that has been in place for over 40 years. The key objectives of this grant are to: (1) develop interfaces to allow FARAD responders to access databases and computational tools, along with relevant global data; (2) pursue the development of novel AI technologies for...
This federal Project Grant award, with a total funding of $284,000.00, was provided by the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability, a civilian agency, to the University of Florida. The grant supports the Cooperative Extension Service (CFDA 10.500) program, which funds agricultural education, youth development, community outreach, and research projects. Specifically, this award supports the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) consortium, a collaborative effort based at multiple...
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) was awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI, CFDA 10.304) program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The funding supports rapid detection of animal diseases not typically seen in the U.S., with a focus on early recognition and response to prevent the spread of foreign animal diseases that could impact animal agriculture and...
This Project Grant award of $224,454.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The award supports research, education, and extension activities at the University of California, Davis focused on plant and animal production, protection, and health. Key objectives include improving agricultural productivity, food security, and environmental sustainability through...
This $365,000 Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will provide high school agricultural teachers with novel hands-on educational experiences focused on the livestock component of the food system. Over the 4-year award period, the project will cover topics such as veterinary medicine, regulatory activities, production practices, industry involvement, and animal care and welfare across commodities like dairy cattle, beef cattle, small...
This federal Project Grant award for $237,890.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service (CFDA 10.500) to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) on September 1, 2024. The grant will support a range of agricultural education, research, and community development projects to be completed by August 31, 2027. As a major land-grant research university, UC Davis frequently receives federal grants and contract awards to leverage its expertise across...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $249,531, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519). The objective of this 4-year project is to acquire a specialized laboratory instrument that uses laser and mass spectrometry technology to rapidly and accurately identify bacterial species associated with mastitis and antibiotic resistance in dairy cattle and small ruminants....