Project Grant 20246702342728
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $649,570 project grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. The three-year project aims to develop a comprehensive analysis of the effects of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-authorized food retailers on local grocery market competitiveness and key SNAP outcomes like participation and food security....
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received an $800,000 project grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) beginning July 1, 2026, with completion expected June 30, 2030. The award funds research to improve understanding of food retail competition by combining detailed establishment-level data with anonymized consumer mobility information to identify accurate local market...
- This $250,000 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist will fund research under the Agricultural Market and Economic Research program (CFDA #10.290). Oklahoma State University will lead a consortium of universities to conduct two research projects related to market concentration and sustainability in the livestock and meat supply systems. The first project involves a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of concentration and...
- This $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist will support the development of an economic model and food insecurity analysis through the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers program. Awarded to Texas A&M Agrilife Research on April 1, 2021 for a three-year period concluding March 31, 2024, the agreement involves two major tasks. First, the recipient will develop a detailed structural model of U.S. Department of Agriculture...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $591,500 Project Grant awarded on June 1, 2026, by the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The three-year research project, scheduled for completion by May 31, 2029, will develop novel methodologies to measure the effects of market concentration in the U.S. beef industry on three key economic outcomes: prices received by cattle producers,...
- The Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist awarded a $2,975,000 cooperative agreement to Texas A&M Agrilife Research to conduct research and analysis under the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers program (CFDA 10.291). Through this award, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center will collaborate with the Office of the Chief Economist to conduct unbiased economic analysis of alternative farm policies, crop insurance provisions, and their effects on representative...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $577,803 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030. This research project addresses the public health priority of improving diet quality, particularly among lower-income and minority populations...
- This three-year, $650,000 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund research at the University of Connecticut to generate new knowledge about preferential trade agreements (PTAs), their impact on global agricultural and food trade, and consequences for US farm businesses and employment. Using newly collected PTA data and statistical modeling techniques including random...
- This $108,852 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports collaborative research on how decisions made by multinational food companies influence the movement of people, animals, and resources into rural America. The research team at Rutgers, The State University will conduct a two-year study focused on roughly 54 food industry facilities across 20 counties in two U.S. states. Data collection will...
- This $100,367 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist will fund research at the University of Missouri System to address questions of competition and market power in agriculture. Specifically, the awardee will conduct an interdisciplinary analysis to expand understanding of concentration impacts on livestock and poultry markets and supply chains. The research aims to benefit producers, consumers, and improve comprehension of full supply chains....
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** RISING FOOD-PRICE INFLATION INEVITABLY CALLS THE COMPETITIVENESS OF US FOOD RETAILERS INTO QUESTION. HOWEVER, PUBLIC POLICY MEASURES TEND TO IGNORE THE DETAILS OF HOW COMPETITION AMONG FIRMS IS BORNE OUT IN PRACTICE. MANAGERS IN THE FOOD RETAILING SECTOR, FOR INSTANCE, ARE HYPER-FOCUSED ON COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES ON MANY LEVELS, AND CONSIDER FAR MORE THAN JUST THE PRICES AND WAGES THAT DRAW POLICY MAKERS' INTERESTS. IN THE PROPOSED RESEARCH, WE INTEND TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THESE STRATEGIES AND HOW THEY COULD SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVES OF PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO: (1) STUDY HOW RETAILERS COMPETE IN INVENTORIES AND PRICES, AND HOW HOLDING HIGHER INVENTORIES PROMOTES GREATER SUPPLY-CHAIN RESILIENCE; (2) INVESTIGATE HOW GREATER CONCENTRATION AMONG FOOD RETAILERS MAY ALSO PROMOTE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE, AS GREATER CONCENTRATION PROMOTES CLOSER INTERACTION BETWEEN FOOD SUPPLIERS AND RETAILERS AND STABLE OLIGOPOLYMARGINS SERVE AS A SHOCK ABSORBER THAT PREVENTS SUPPLY SHOCKS FROM REACHING CONSUMERS; (3) ESTIMATE THE COMPETITIVE IMPACT ON SALES OUTCOMES OF RETAIL PARTNERSHIPS WITH ONLINE GROCERY DELIVERY PLATFORMS AND DRAW COMPETITIVE IMPLICATIONS REGARDING RETAILERS' RELIANCE ON THESE PLATFORMS (AS OPPOSED TO THEIR OWN INTERNAL RESOURCES) TO FACILITATE FOOD DISTRIBUTION; (4) EXAMINE THE IMPACT ON COMPETITION, AS REFLECTED IN PRICES AND PROFITABILITY, CAUSED BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL RELATIONSHIP ASYMMETRY AMONG RIVAL FOOD SUPPLIERS; AND (5) SYNTHESIZE OUR RESULTS TO DEVELOP A SET OF SOLUTIONS. OUR RESEARCH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THEORETICAL, METHODOLOGICAL, AND EMPIRICAL LITERATURES ON FOOD DISTRIBUTION, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, RETAIL MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AND PRICING OUTCOMES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.0k | 7/22/24 |