Project Grant 22IG11052021204

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $125,600 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC), a non-profit organization, to develop disease-resistant Acacia Koa trees for landscape-level restoration in priority Hawaiian landscapes. The grant will fund HARC's research activities to enhance the genetic conservation of Acacia Koa, a native Hawaiian tree species, and produce disease-resistant...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098) to Hui Malama I Ke Ala Ulili (HUIMAU), a Native Hawaiian-led organization. The 4-year grant supports the "Hoonohopapa Kohollele" project, which aims to restore and steward 30 acres of regenerative agroforestry systems in the Kohollele ahupua'a (land division) in Hawai'i. Key activities include outplanting 600 breadfruit and...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Oganizasyon POU Devlopman Ti Plante Kawo under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led solutions for expanding economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture and microenterprise development in Artibonite, Haiti. The grantee will improve food security by training farmers in sustainable agriculture and livestock production techniques while also providing necessary supplies and...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $163,800 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Southeast Cockpit Country Local Forest Management Committee Benevolent Society (SE COCKPIT LFMCBS) in Jamaica. The grant aims to help smallholder farmers in Jamaica diversify their livelihoods and enhance community resilience in the face of intensifying weather conditions and agricultural pests. The funding will enable SE COCKPIT LFMCBS to increase its...

This $800,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA #10.310) supports research to improve the breadmaking quality of triticale grain. Led by the University of California, Davis from Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2026, the collaborative network aims to identify genes responsible for loaf volume in select triticale lines and incorporate favorable wheat breadmaking genes into...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $173,538 project grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to Rutgers, The State University to evaluate the impact of adjacent forest age on wild bee communities and apple crop yields in the northeastern U.S. The project aims to provide evidence-based guidelines for managing forests to support crop pollination and production. The research will collect data on wild...

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture within the United States Department of Agriculture awarded a $799,988 Project Grant to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310). The grant aims to improve climate resilience and preserve productivity in loblolly pine plantations, the most economically important timber species in the Southeastern U.S., which are threatened by more frequent...

The Cooperativa De SM Cacao Bocatorena R.L. (COCABO) will receive $297,000 through a Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation's (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs to support cacao farmer renovation and organic cultivation efforts in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Administered under the IAF's CFDA #85.750 program, which aims to strengthen bonds of friendship and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, the three-year award will enable COCABO to renovate aging cacao...

The Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to conduct forest restoration activities for Acacia Koa trees in Hawaii. Through this funding, HARC will restore native Acacia Koa forests to increase resilience against threats to forest health. As part of its mission to develop sustainable agriculture and enhance productivity in Hawaii, HARC will perform restoration work...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $771,442 Project Grant to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to explore the benefits of planting shelterbelt trees in and around cropland as an alternative to cover cropping for soil health, ecosystem improvement, and environmental conservation. The project will run from August 16, 2023 to July 30, 2028 and is funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), which promotes the compatibility...