Project Grant 20266701545760
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, Davis received a $650,000 project grant from 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), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. This research initiative addresses lactation insufficiency in nursing sows, a critical challenge limiting piglet growth and survival in the pork production sector. The project will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received a $300,000 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, 2025, through August 31, 2027. The project addresses critical challenges in swine vaccine development by rationally re-engineering porcine reproductive and respiratory disease syndrome virus (PRRSV) vaccine...
- This $640,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research at North Carolina State University from June 2023 through May 2027 aimed at enhancing nutrient utilization efficiency in neonatal pigs. The research goals are to improve energy utilization in piglets before and after birth by evaluating maternal carnitine transfer across the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M AgriLife Research received a $300,000 project grant from 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), awarded March 1, 2026, with completion targeted for February 28, 2029. The research addresses piglet pre-weaning mortality, a significant economic and welfare concern for the U.S. swine industry, through investigation of gestational...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award North Dakota State University received a $300,000 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 July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. The award supports research investigating the individual and interactive effects of maternal nutrition during pregnancy and post-weaning nutritional management on bull calf...
- This $1,150,000 federal Project Grant was awarded on July 1, 2024 by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The grant's objective is to develop an AI-powered proactive indoor environmental control and management system to optimize swine productivity, welfare, and sustainability. The project will leverage precision livestock farming techniques to collect swine behavior and physiological data, develop AI...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Pennsylvania received a $650,000 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), awarded February 1, 2026, with a completion date of January 31, 2029. The project delivers objective, animal-based assessment methodologies and scientific data regarding pregnant pig (sow) welfare under different housing conditions....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $650,000 Project Grant awarded February 1, 2026, through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The four-year research project, concluding January 31, 2030, addresses a critical productivity challenge in the U.S. swine industry stemming from intensive breeding practices...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Wake Forest University Health Sciences received a $293,882.11 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded June 30, 2025, with completion targeted for December 30, 2026. The award funds development of regenerative animal proteins (RAPs) production technologies utilizing porcine induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and animal meat waste from...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $610,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Cooperative Extension Service program (CFDA 10.500), awarded September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. This award supports the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) program, a 43-year collaborative effort involving five veterinary colleges that provides updated information to prevent and...
North Carolina State University received a $650,000 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), awarded February 1, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2030. The research project, conducted at the University's Raleigh, North Carolina facility, investigates the role of adrenomedullin (ADM), a conserved mammalian peptide, in regulating uterine capacity and conceptus development in swine breeding herds. The research employs RNA interference technology to identify how ADM and its receptors influence placental development and embryonic survival. The project addresses a significant production constraint in commercial swine operations: large litters frequently result in runt piglets with compromised development, low birth weights, and poor neonatal survival. By utilizing in vitro cell behavior studies of porcine trophectoderm (future placenta) and in vivo embryonic development models, this research aims to elucidate the molecular mechanisms governing conceptus-uterine synchronization during implantation and placental expansion. Upon completion, the research outcomes are expected to provide actionable knowledge for improving reproductive efficiency and profitability across swine production enterprises while advancing fundamental understanding of ADM function in livestock development.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $650.0k | 1/15/26 |