The Sandhills Veterinary Clinic in Arthur, Nebraska received a $125,000 Project Grant award through the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336), administered by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA). The grant will be used to purchase key equipment to enhance the clinic's veterinary services and help address veterinarian shortages in the rural Nebraska Sandhills region. The funded equipment includes a new hydraulic chute, a...
This $125,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336). The goal of the award is to relieve veterinarian shortages and support veterinary services in the rural Cloud, Washington, and Clay counties of Kansas. The funding will enable Clay Veterinary Clinic LLC to acquire mobile veterinary equipment, including a hydraulic cattle chute, heavy-duty pickup...
This $125,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) will support the establishment of an ambulatory veterinary practice in Hayward, Wisconsin. The funding will be used by Twisted Road Veterinary Services, LLC, a woman-owned small business, to purchase equipment and offer reduced-rate services to local producers during the first year of operation. The goal is to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) project grant to Prairie Vista Veterinary Hospital LLC in South Hutchinson, Kansas. The grant will be used to enhance the rural veterinary practice by increasing the inventory of ambulatory equipment, utilizing newer technology to improve efficiency, and supporting the addition of a fourth veterinarian to maintain the current workload...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) grant to Antelope Veterinary Service, LLC, a for-profit, woman-owned small business located in Richardton, North Dakota. The goal of this 3-year project grant is to provide routine herd services and emergency veterinary care to ranchers within a 75-mile radius of the practice, beginning in Fall 2024. The key objectives are to: 1) equip the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) project grant to Louisa Veterinary Service, Inc., a food-animal exclusive ambulatory veterinary practice serving a rural shortage area in central Virginia. The grant funds will be used to purchase a more fuel-efficient practice vehicle and veterinary equipment, support continuing education for a newly added veterinarian, and invest in...
The Cedar Creek Veterinary Service LLC received a $124,760 project grant award from the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.336 Veterinary Services Grant Program) to support the purchase of critical equipment for their rural large animal veterinary practice. The funding will be used to replace an aging practice truck, acquire a portable hydraulic chute, upgrade to a more versatile ultrasound machine, and expand diagnostic capabilities with the addition of a gastroscope....
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $125,000 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336). The purpose of the grant is to enhance veterinary services and address a veterinarian shortage situation in a rural area of Southeast Kansas. The funding will enable the awardee, DR. Hailey Mueller Veterinary Services LLC, to acquire specialized equipment to...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336), will support Four State Veterinary Services LLC in Newark, DE. The $125,000 award will allow the veterinary practice to purchase a reliable practice vehicle and portable veterinary clinic (vet box) to perform farm visits for food and fiber animals across the state of Delaware. The funding will also enable...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $124,583 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) grant to Jackmans Animal Clinic PC in Milroy, IN. The 3-year project, which began on Aug 1, 2024, is designed to enhance the clinic's mobile veterinary services and expand access to food animal producers in the surrounding rural areas. Key activities include acquiring specialized equipment such as a silencer tilt table, mobile semen...