Project Grant 59300010052

This $800,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The project aims to identify the key factors driving recent sharp increases in U.S. food prices, including disruptions in supply chains and changes in consumer demand. The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. will lead the project, which will involve collecting detailed food price data...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $649,755 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to the Trustees of Boston University. The grant will fund research from 2022 to 2025 to enhance understanding of the potential consequences of climate change for the economic health of U.S. farmers. Researchers will investigate how climate change impacts domestic crop yields through direct changes in meteorology as well as...

This $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist will support the development of an economic model and food insecurity analysis through the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers program. Awarded to Texas A&M Agrilife Research on April 1, 2021 for a three-year period concluding March 31, 2024, the agreement involves two major tasks. First, the recipient will develop a detailed structural model of U.S. Department of Agriculture...

This $649,931 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 supports research on labor issues in the U.S. food supply chain. The 5-year project, beginning in August 2024, will investigate the impacts of market consolidation and demographic trends on employment, wages, and labor dynamics across the food system. The research team will compile datasets on...

This three-year, $649,998 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA 10.310) supports research and modeling to develop a more data-driven framework for evaluating interventions aimed at mitigating tradeoffs between resilience and sustainability in the US animal protein food system. Colorado State University is the primary awardee and will work with sub-awardees...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $529,099 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to the Louisiana State University (LSU) Agricultural Center. This three-year research project, beginning on September 1, 2023, will examine the interaction between economic diplomacy, trade disputes, and U.S. agricultural and food (agri-food) trade. The project will employ international political economy theories to...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $649,996.00, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, supports research to gain a better understanding of competitive strategies used by food retailers. The key objectives are to: 1) study how retailers compete in...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $500,196.00 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, doing business as the University of Nebraska, to study the consequences of incomplete consumer consideration in food markets. This research is funded under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310), which aims to address key issues in food and agricultural sciences through fundamental and applied research,...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $649,570 project grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. The three-year project aims to develop a comprehensive analysis of the effects of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-authorized food retailers on local grocery market competitiveness and key SNAP outcomes like participation and food security....

This $647,421 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) will fund research at The Pennsylvania State University from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2026. The project aims to investigate opportunities to reduce food waste by analyzing the entire value chain for "imperfect foods" - produce that does not meet cosmetic standards due to size, shape or blemishes....