Project Grant 8098501

US Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. was awarded a $1,198,428 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Cochran Fellowship Program to support the CFP Global Livestock Genetics Programs. The award will enhance knowledge and skills to assist eligible countries in developing agricultural systems necessary to meet domestic food and fiber needs through June 2026. Specifically, US Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. will strengthen and enhance...

This $260,000 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (CFDA 10.620 - Scientific Exchanges Program), will support Mississippi State University's (MSU) efforts to build regional capacity and research how the adoption of improved animal feeding, fertilizer, nutrient management, and cropping practices can reduce food insecurity among African smallholder farmers. The program will provide 12-week training and mentorship programs at MSU for a...

This $253,999.90 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service's Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program (CFDA 10.620) will build regional capacity to research and illustrate how the adoption of improved animal feeding coupled with innovative and efficient fertilizer, nutrient management, and cropping practices among African smallholder farmers can assist in reducing food insecurity. The prime awardee, Iowa...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $259,513.10 Cooperative Agreement under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) to the University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research. The agreement aims to build regional capacity to research and illustrate how the adoption of improved animal feeding coupled with innovative and efficient fertilizer, nutrient management, and cropping practices among African smallholder farmers can assist in reducing food...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) provides $299,999.70 to the University of California, Davis to build regional capacity in Africa for research and training on improved animal feeding, innovative fertilizer practices, and sustainable cropping methods among smallholder farmers. The award will fund 12-week training programs in the U.S. for international agricultural fellows, mentor...

This $246,000 project grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, supports the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program. The funding will support immersive fellowship training for 12 Masters students at Auburn University from 2021 to 2026. The program will focus on developing multidisciplinary solutions to critical challenges facing forage-based cow-calf production systems through hands-on learning experiences at Auburn...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS) under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) will provide $245,468.30 to Iowa State University of Science and Technology to support fellowships and mentoring for professionals to attend the 2023 World Food Prize. The program aims to educate a new generation of agricultural scientists, increase scientific knowledge and collaborative research, and extend that knowledge to...

The Cooperative Agreement award of $515,000 from the United States Agency for International Development will support Cornell University in effectively engaging students from minority-serving institutions in the ongoing activities of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement and its partners through September 2024. Under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA #98.001), which works to support long-term and equitable economic growth and advance U.S. foreign...

This Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210), provides $238,500 to recruit, train, and mentor three PhD students from historically underrepresented groups in food and agricultural research at North Carolina State University. The goal is to address data science and foster cultural capital through an interdisciplinary community improving crop...

The Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS-USCCB) was awarded a $2,030,000 Cooperative Agreement under the John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program, a USAID initiative focused on improving global food production and agricultural marketing through technical skill transfer. The award will fund two key components: 1) A sub-award F2F volunteer program to engage new organizations, test innovative approaches, and develop organizational capacity to implement...