Project Grant 20266901546410
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $649,767 Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) on February 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for February 14, 2030. The award funds research to develop antimicrobial elastomeric materials designed to prevent pathogenic contamination in food processing...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Cornell University received a $180,000 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 May 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for April 30, 2029. The research project, conducted at Cornell's Ithaca, New York campus, investigates the interaction between antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and soil...
- Federal Grant Award Summary UC Riverside received a $148,882 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), with performance commencing May 1, 2026 and concluding July 31, 2028. The project evaluates black soldier fly frass (manure) as a plant immune elicitor to mitigate crop diseases in romaine lettuce, specifically targeting the insect-vectored Insv virus...
- Federal Grant Award Summary UC Riverside received a $999,984 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. The project addresses critical food safety and sustainability challenges in aquaponic systems by developing innovative, cost-effective water treatment methods to capture and degrade antibiotic residues in recirculating...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida received a $999,898 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310), effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2031. This research project addresses the overuse of antibiotics in dairy cattle by developing practical prediction tools to identify which cows with metritis (uterine infection) will recover without medication. Using data from...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $999,470 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Program (CFDA 10.310), awarded February 1, 2026, with completion expected by January 31, 2030. The project develops a circular economy approach to nutrient management by processing organic residues—including human and livestock...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Trustees of Indiana University received a $300,000 project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. This research initiative advances One Health approaches to monitoring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by leveraging coprophagous flies as composite biosampler organisms in terrestrial environments. The project...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $296,841 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 15, 2025 through July 14, 2027. The award supports research addressing human norovirus contamination in agricultural irrigation water—a significant public health concern given that noroviruses are...
- Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $180,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2029. This research initiative addresses antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in dairy farming, with particular focus on Puerto Rico's small-scale dairy operations. The project combines...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Connecticut received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2028. This award supports a comprehensive food safety initiative addressing bacterial contamination risks in microgreens production. The project combines applied research with farmer education across Connecticut and West...
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $299,971 through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) to The Research Foundation For The State University of New York, operating as SUNY ESF, for a project running from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2028. The project addresses antimicrobial resistance (AMR) transmission through agricultural fertilization practices by systematically evaluating the risk of AMR gene and pathogen transfer from manure-based fertilizers to soil and food crops. Using lettuce as a model vegetable, the research will assess four fertilizer alternatives: dairy manure, manure digestate, manure compost, and manure-derived biochar through greenhouse and laboratory experiments conducted with materials sourced from upstate New York farms. The project deliverables include quantitative characterization and analysis of antimicrobial resistance determinants, mobile genetic elements, and food-borne pathogens across the fertilizer-to-soil-to-lettuce transmission pathway. Researchers will employ systems microbiology technologies to track antimicrobial resistance gene transfer mechanisms and document antimicrobial resistance patterns in pathogens throughout the production cycle. This research directly supports AFRI's Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health priority area by generating critical data on public health risks associated with organic fertilizer use in vegetable production, addressing a significant knowledge gap in understanding horizontal gene transfer-mediated antimicrobial resistance transmission along the food chain.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $300.0k | 5/28/26 |