This $125,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) through the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336), will support the Western Plains Veterinary Service, P.C. in Hayes Center, Nebraska. The grant will enable the purchase of critical veterinary equipment and the implementation of education and extension initiatives to address veterinarian shortages in the region. Key elements of the project include...
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...
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 Firefly Veterinary Services, PLLC (doing business as Crescent Veterinary Hospital) to establish a complete mobile veterinary service. The 3-year grant, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will fund the purchase of a service truck, veterinary clinic box, and mobile chute. This new equipment will enable Crescent Veterinary...
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 $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...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $125,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) project grant to Tallgrass Veterinary Hospital Pa, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation, to improve accessibility to veterinary care for food animal producers in the Concordia, KS area. The grant will be used to purchase three pieces of mobile equipment - a practice vehicle equipped with a veterinary insert for medical supplies and equipment, and a portable...
This Project Grant award of $104,250, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.313 - Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program), aims to address critical shortages of veterinary professionals in rural and underserved agricultural communities. The grant will fund a three-year commitment by a qualified veterinarian to provide professional veterinary services in a designated high-priority food supply shortage area. The program...
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...
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 truck, portable tub and alleyway, and portable corral. This equipment will improve the clinic's ability to provide on-site services to local livestock producers, increasing efficiency, animal safety, and client satisfaction. The award will also support the addition of a full-time veterinarian and veterinary assistant to expand the clinic's service area and reach producers currently lacking proper preventative veterinary care. Planned outreach initiatives include developing educational programs for local schools, 4-H, and FFA clubs to promote interest in rural veterinary careers.