Project Grant 20266701545991
Award Date 3/1/26
Completion Date 2/29/28
Dollars Obligated $300K
Federal Agency
Federal Grant Program
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
Similar Awards
- Federal Grant Award Summary Auburn University 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, CFDA 10.310) program, awarded February 1, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2028. The research project addresses declining fertility and hatchability rates in broiler breeder chickens—the parent stock for meat bird production—which have fallen below 80% in...
- This $300,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The project aims to evaluate the long-term impacts of strategic supplementation and nutritional restriction during gestation on the development and reproductive capacity of ewe lambs at Colorado State University. Key objectives are to determine how maternal nutrition impacts ewe lamb puberty,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Auburn University received a $591,500 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded March 1, 2026, with a completion date of February 28, 2030. Based on available information within Auburn University's federal grant portfolio, this award aligns with NIFA's research priorities and the university's demonstrated expertise in agricultural sciences and food...
- The University of Wisconsin System has been awarded a $650,000 project grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to conduct research on how parental diets affect the health, productivity, and reproduction of their offspring. The key products or services to be delivered include: 1) Studying the combined effects of male and female sheep diets, by providing methionine supplements before breeding and observing traits in multiple...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $300,000 project grant award effective March 1, 2026, through February 29, 2028, from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Program (CFDA 10.310). The research addresses early embryonic loss in cattle, a significant constraint on reproductive efficiency for U.S. beef and dairy producers facing...
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $650,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program to study the effects of paternal diet on early embryonic development and fertility across generations in livestock over a four-year period from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2027. Specifically, the project will evaluate how supplementing rams' diets with methionine...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Connecticut 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 September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. The award funds research examining how poor maternal nutrition during gestation impacts mitochondrial function in offspring, utilizing an established sheep model...
- Project Grant Summary Utah State University received a $300,000 project grant awarded July 15, 2025, by the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310). The two-year project, concluding July 14, 2027, focuses on advancing genome-editing technologies—specifically prime editing—to introduce beneficial traits such as disease resistance and hornlessness in livestock, particularly sheep and cattle. The research aims to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $224,650 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), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The research project, conducted in Gainesville, Florida, investigates the effects of methionine supplementation on pregnant beef and dairy cattle and...
- 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 July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. The project investigates the interconnected effects of prenatal and post-weaning nutrition on beef bull calf development and reproductive performance. Research deliverables include...