Project Grant 20257045245376
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $999,998 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) on March 15, 2026, with a completion date of March 14, 2029. The project, performed in Gainesville, Florida, focuses on developing a digital twin system for container farming—an emerging vertical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $297,453 Project Grant 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 June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The project will develop an artificial intelligence conversational platform that enables farmers, policymakers, and non-expert users to assess crop damage and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $591,460 Project Grant 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 February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2029. This three-year initiative delivers an integrated artificial intelligence (AI) and computational framework designed to accelerate the development of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Florida received a $525,404 Project Grant 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 September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. The project will analyze large-scale grocery purchasing data and health information to examine how household food buying patterns change following chronic disease diagnoses such...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $200,000 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The project will develop integrated weed management (IWM) programs for plasticulture vegetable production systems, using tomato as the model crop. The primary deliverable...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida received a $760,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) awarded on April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2029. The project delivers integrated research, education, and technology development services focused on improving winter oat biomass yield for livestock feed production in the Southern United States. Key...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Florida International University received a $225,000 project grant awarded July 1, 2025, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Program (CFDA 10.310). The grant supports a two-year initiative (through June 30, 2027) to address nutrient pollution in South Florida's waterways through the deployment and optimization of Productive Floating Wetlands (PFWs). The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $591,242 project grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to conduct a three-year research initiative (March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2029) addressing citrus farmland loss in Florida. The project will deliver comprehensive geospatial and economic analysis documenting parcel-level land use patterns of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida received a $238,500 Project Grant award effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030, under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (USDA NIFA, CFDA 10.210). This award supports three doctoral-level fellowships in the Department of Plant Pathology's graduate program, addressing the targeted expertise shortage area of plant production. The program provides comprehensive training in data analytics and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Connecticut received a $960,000 Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2025, under the Urban, Indoor, and Other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Initiative (CFDA 10.333), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA). The four-year project (through September 29, 2029) addresses Pythium root rot, a significant disease affecting hydroponic lettuce...
The University of Florida received a $924,960 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Urban, Indoor, and Other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Initiative (CFDA 10.333) on September 30, 2025. The three-year project, scheduled for completion on September 29, 2028, aims to develop a multi-criteria decision analysis framework and artificial intelligence techniques to identify and optimize locations for scaling urban agriculture (UA) production systems. The research focuses on three emerging indoor UA methods—vacant lot vertical farms, rooftop greenhouses, and floating farms—using the Greater Miami region as a test bed. Deliverables include a web-based decision support tool that integrates biophysical, infrastructural, social, and economic factors to guide optimized UA network expansion and inform urban planners, educators, and policymakers. The project incorporates curriculum development and extension programming components designed for broad applicability to other cities pursuing UA development. A sub-award of $924,960 was issued to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees (Office of Research) on February 20, 2026, to support research tasks including multi-scale remote sensing analysis for candidate site screening and prioritization, drone-based localization assessments, and development of artificial intelligence techniques—such as fingerprint networked reinforcement learning—to explore interactions across food, energy, water, and waste sectors. These coordinated research efforts will generate evidence-based tools and methodologies to facilitate sustainable urban agriculture scaling while addressing critical 21st-century urban sustainability challenges.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $925.0k | 9/18/25 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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SUB00005191S | The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees | Project Grant 20257045245376 | $400.0k | 2/20/26 |