Project Grant 20266800845755
- This $10 million project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) supports research under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310). Oregon State University will lead efforts to establish a globally competitive hemp-based supply chain across Pacific states by improving hemp genetics, identifying suitable production regions, assessing infrastructure needs, and implementing...
- This $299,990 project grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216) aims to evaluate the impact of replacing soybean meal with hempseed cake as a protein source in poultry feed. Through a series of feeding trials, the researchers at Lincoln University will assess the growth performance, feed efficiency, and carcass yields of fast-growing broilers, slow-growing broilers, and egg-type pullets...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $299,965 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The research project investigates the efficacy and mechanisms by which hemp seed consumption alleviates colitis in a chronic spontaneous inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) mouse model. The study comprises two primary objectives: (1)...
- This federal Project Grant award of $225,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The award was granted to the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, a nonprofit research organization in Huntsville, Alabama, to conduct research supporting the domestic U.S. industrial hemp industry. The grant will fund a 2-year project from June 1, 2025...
- This $180,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The grant supports research at Michigan State University (MSU) to investigate the role of endocannabinoids in regulating metabolic and inflammatory processes in dairy cow adipose tissue. The two-year project aims to reveal how the stimulation of cannabinoid receptors on immune cells in adipose tissue influences...
- This $649,322 Project Grant was awarded on August 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant will support North Carolina State University (NC State) in developing environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable fiber hemp production practices in collaboration with North Carolina's historically underrepresented farmers. The project aims...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $799,999.00 Project Grant on August 15, 2023 to the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College (UVM) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) grant program (CFDA 10.310). The project aims to analyze economic and behavioral aspects of consumer demand for hemp-based food, textile, construction, and grain products. Key objectives include: Determining historical demand and estimating...
- This $120,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports research to inform sustainable cultivation practices for hemp using biostimulants. The key objectives are to: 1) Evaluate the ability of two commercially available biostimulants (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Trichoderma harzianum) to enhance nitrogen use efficiency in hemp under different fertilizer regimes; and 2) Assess...
- This $722,166 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200) supports the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Northeast Area in evaluating industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) genetic resources for resistance to four major diseases. The project aims to identify disease-resistant hemp germplasm that can improve yields and product...
- This $10,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the development of a competitive, biobased manufacturing sector based on hemp production in tribal communities in the northwestern United States. The primary objectives are to enable tribal communities to establish a biobased economy utilizing hemp, optimize hemp biobased materials and manufacturing systems, and support...
Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $292,805 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 March 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for February 29, 2028. The project, performed at Oregon State University's Corvallis, Oregon facility, addresses the evaluation of hemp seed meal as a safe and viable livestock feed ingredient for dairy cattle. Hemp seed meal, a nutrient-rich byproduct of hemp grain oil extraction, offers high fiber and crude protein content with minimal to non-detectable cannabinoid levels, making it a promising alternative feed source particularly suitable for regions such as the Pacific Northwest where conventional feed crops like corn have limited viability. The research will generate scientific evidence assessing the impact of feeding hemp seed meal to dairy cattle on animal health and milk quality, with the ultimate goal of supporting U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM) approval of hemp seed meal as a safe feed ingredient. By establishing comprehensive feeding regimens and safety data for hemp-based dairy feed products, this project supports the development of a locally grown, sustainable alternative feed source that can help dairy farmers mitigate market volatility while creating new commercial opportunities for industrial hemp growers. The initiative aligns with AFRI's priorities in animal health and production, bioenergy and natural resources, and agricultural systems and technology.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $292.8k | 1/21/26 |