Project Grant 20246701142895
- This $6.8 million project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA #10.310) will fund the development of "Smart Foodscapes" as a transformative paradigm for beef production in the Western U.S. Awarded to Utah State University on September 1, 2021 for a five-year period concluding August 31, 2026, the grant will support research, extension, and education...
- This $742,173 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) to Colorado State University will support a 4-year research initiative to evaluate interactions between wild bee populations and managed honeybees in peri-urban landscapes of the American West. The research aims to (1) characterize the extent and strength of resource overlap and competition between wild bees and honeybees, (2) determine if honeybees...
- This $750,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The goal of this 5-year project at Colorado State University is to create an IPM-centric engaged scholarship experience to immerse undergraduate and graduate students in basic and applied research with direct applications to crop protection and sustainability of natural systems. Students will...
- This $749,749 Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) will support a 9-week summer Research Experience for Underrepresented Students (REEU) program at California State University, Los Angeles over a 5-year period. The program aims to attract 9 motivated, diverse students each year to investigate urban natural resources and urban agricultural problems through a series of research...
- Utah State University will receive $634,648 under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI, CFDA No. 10.310). The University will develop land use planning tools and ecosystem service mapping methodologies to support sustainable agricultural landscapes over a three-year period ending December 2025. A multidisciplinary team will create forecasting and...
- This $119,987 Project Grant awarded on June 15, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) to Boise State University supports a 2-year predoctoral research project. The research aims to investigate how people's values for the landscape and their sense of community identity inform attitudes toward landscape and community changes occurring in rural agricultural areas. The project will use a...
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) within the United States Department of Agriculture awarded $481,482 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program to Colorado State University from October 2021 through September 2026. The award will fund research examining how drought stress impacts hormone production and sensitivity in conifers, and how this relationship may underlie patterns of forest mortality across landscapes. Specifically, the...
- Colorado State University will provide $642,820 in research services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI, CFDA #10.310). Through this four-year project grant awarded on July 1, 2023, the university will focus on understanding and quantifying the social and ecological limitations to adapting post-wildfire reforestation efforts to climate change. Specifically, CSU will...
- This $254,981 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) supports integrated pest management (IPM) implementation efforts in Colorado. The award funds the Colorado Center for Sustainable Pest Management at Colorado State University to address stakeholder needs and priorities through coordinated activities focused on improving the sustainability of pest management...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) awarded a $116,812 project grant to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division. The objective of this 2-year grant, awarded on August 15, 2024, is to understand how the loss of birds affects insect damage and predation on agricultural crops. The study will compare insect damage on leaves and predation rates on clay caterpillars between locations with and without native bird populations,...
The University of Colorado was awarded a $180,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. The two-year grant, effective August 2024 through August 2026, will fund research to examine how variations in arthropod biodiversity and urban landscape characteristics impact crop yields in community gardens located in low-income urban "food desert" areas. The project aims to identify features of urban agroecosystems at risk of insufficient ecosystem services and reduced crop yield, in order to improve food security, nutrition, and quality of life for underserved communities. This fundamental research will provide insights to help achieve the AFRI program's goals of providing safe, high-quality, and nutritious foods essential for human health and well-being.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $180.0k | 6/7/24 |