Project Grant 20266901946523
- Federal Grant Award Summary Boise State University received $118,288 in Project Grant funding from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, for a predoctoral research and training project spanning May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2028. The award supports research-driven educational initiatives focused on farmland conservation in the Snake River Plain of Idaho, where agricultural lands are being converted to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho received a $325,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), awarded September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. This research project addresses the adoption barriers of cover crops in specialty and small-acreage crop production, particularly sugar beet cultivation in the region....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho, through its College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station (IAES), UI Extension, and College of Engineering, received a $4.04 million Hatch Act formula grant (CFDA 10.203) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award supports hypothesis-driven agricultural research addressing Idaho's...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho received a $606,620 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded December 1, 2025, with completion targeted for November 30, 2029. The project develops plant-based protein scaffolds for cultured meat production by utilizing extrusion processing to modify pea, wheat, and soy proteins into three-dimensional structures that mimic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Delaware received a $718,000 Project Grant award dated April 15, 2026, from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310. The three-year project, concluding April 14, 2029, will develop an innovative robotic system designed to mount on existing center pivot irrigation machinery and function as an automated field scout for corn production. The robot will be equipped with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $591,431 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded March 1, 2026, with completion targeted for February 28, 2029. The project will develop a weather-smart simulator tool that integrates real farm yield records from thousands of agricultural operations with historical and projected weather data to estimate how yields and prices may...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho's Regents received a Hatch Act formula grant totaling $1,811,628 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), awarded October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, under the "Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act" program (CFDA 10.203). This multistate research activity is conducted through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station (IAES),...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho received $148,824 in total obligation ($74,412 federal funds matched by $74,412 in state matching funds from Idaho) under the Smith-Lever Extension Funding program (CFDA 10.511) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, supports two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) Area Extension Educators who develop and coordinate...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2030. The award funds an integrated research and extension training program designed to prepare next-generation researchers from traditional and rural undergraduate institutions for graduate education and careers in agricultural...
- Summary: The University of Idaho, as the awardee, received a $613,978 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) funding opportunity, awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 14, 2027. The Western Rural Development Center (WRDC) will leverage this funding to connect research and educational outreach capabilities of western land-grant institutions with stakeholders including communities,...
The University of Idaho received a $291,606 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The award supports development of a free, web-based decision-support tool designed to assist irrigated agricultural producers in southern and eastern Idaho navigate acute water scarcity resulting from snowpack drought and prior appropriation water curtailments. The tool will translate complex agricultural water science into actionable guidance by allowing farmers to input field, crop, and irrigation system data to receive day-by-day crop water requirement estimates, compare demand against constrained water supplies, project yield losses under reduced water availability, and evaluate alternative crop and management strategies to minimize risk. The deliverables include a fully functional web-based planning platform co-developed with affected growers to ensure practical applicability and incorporation of on-farm knowledge throughout the design process. Upon completion, the tool will be disseminated regionally through field days, commodity conferences, and grower meetings, supported by training materials and recorded tutorials to ensure sustained access and adoption. This project directly addresses a critical gap in science-based decision-making resources for Idaho's agricultural community facing immediate and future water scarcity challenges, providing evidence-based planning capabilities to support continued agricultural viability under constrained water conditions.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $291.6k | 7/1/26 |