Project Grant 20256701544525
- The San Diego State University Research Foundation received a $300,000 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA 10.310 program. The grant supports research to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with dairy farming through the use of precision bacterial fermentation to produce milk proteins for sustainable food production. The research aims to develop an alternative method for producing...
- The University of Wisconsin System was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. This grant will fund research to better understand how the rumen microbiome of dairy cows affects methane production, and how dietary changes can influence these emissions. The researchers aim to uncover the trade-offs involved in reducing methane...
- This $650,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program will fund research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to improve feed efficiency in dairy cows. The University will leverage an ongoing FFAR grant to study differences in mitochondrial efficiency, protein turnover, mammary nutrient extraction, and biomarkers between high and low residual...
- This $569,429.86 federal Project Grant award was made on December 15, 2025 by 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). The award will fund research at the University of Pennsylvania aimed at improving understanding of the roles of ketones in dairy cow metabolism, health, and productivity. The goal is to provide new knowledge and management tools to optimize lactation...
- This $650,000 federal grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) supports a research project at the University of Wisconsin - Madison to improve livestock feed efficiency. The key objectives are to: Determine if nutrient metabolism is coordinated across tissues to contribute to whole-body feed efficiency in dairy cows. Evaluate the fatty acid composition and metabolic activity of different adipose...
- This $650,000 project grant was awarded by 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). The grant will support research at the University of Tennessee to improve beef cattle feed efficiency, which is critical for the viability and competitiveness of U.S. beef production. Specifically, the project aims to: 1) Identify different cell types in the rumen wall and examine how...
- This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund research to understand the mechanisms driving legume-rhizobia coexistence in cattle pastures across North Carolina. The project team from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC-G) will determine the rhizobial partners associated with five common pasture legume species, assess how legume specificity impacts their...
- This $300,000 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The project aims to gain a high-resolution characterization of the rumen microbiome in dairy cattle under heat-stressed and heat-stress-relieved conditions, and to uncover heat-stress-related neuroactive substances derived from the rumen microbiota and host. The research objectives are to explore the...
- The Regents of the University of Minnesota, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The project aims to improve the sustainability of the U.S. dairy industry by evaluating the genetic influences on feed utilization and growth parameters of dairy heifers, as well as comparing methane production and energy...
- This federal Project Grant award of $224,454.00 was provided by 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). The grant was awarded on September 1, 2025 to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to support research, education, and extension activities focused on plant and animal production, protection, and health. The AFRI program aims to advance scientific...
This $300,000 federal project grant was awarded by 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). The grant will fund research at the University of California, Davis to investigate the mechanisms regulating urea recycling and capture by rumen microbes in dairy cows in response to varying protein sources in their diet. The objective is to characterize how rumen-degradable protein and rumen-undegradable protein affect urea recycling and utilization by microbes, with the goal of optimizing dairy cattle diets to maximize the contribution of recycled urea to microbial protein synthesis. This research aims to improve nitrogen utilization efficiency in dairy production and reduce associated environmental impacts. The grant period runs from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 12/11/25 |