This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) provides $238,500 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, doing business as Virginia Tech, to develop a Diverse Extension Research and Teaching (DIVERT) program. The DIVERT program will recruit and train 3 outstanding Ph.D. students in biomanufacturing principles, technical expertise, leadership, and communication skills to generate innovative solutions for reducing the significant economic, environmental, and societal impacts of food loss and waste across the U.S. food supply. The 5-year project, awarded on February 15, 2025, aims to prepare these DIVERT fellows to lead future efforts in leveraging biological systems to transform food waste into high-value products, thereby helping to ensure a safe, equitable, and sustainable food supply in the U.S.
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