Cooperative Agreement AIDOAAF1700042

This $1.5 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering (NSF OISE) will fund the development of a climate-resilient and sustainable food production system utilizing controlled environment hydroponic agriculture with novel wastewater treatment and reuse technologies. Led by Clemson University in collaboration with universities in South Korea, the award will support five key activities over a two-year period from January 2023 to December...

This $600,969 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) supports the development of an "Electroponics" system for the precision delivery of water and agrichemicals to crops. The project aims to address challenges posed by climate change and population growth, including water scarcity and inefficient agrichemical application, through an interdisciplinary...

This $10 million Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310), will fund development of an integrated hydroponic controlled environment agriculture platform for sustainable cultivation of salt-tolerant food crops using saline irrigation water. Clemson University will lead pre-breeding of mustard greens, cucumber, and tomato varieties for salt tolerance, as well as...

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Community Food Projects program (CFDA 10.225) provides $477,318 to the Entrepreneurs Academy to establish a pioneering hydroponic farming initiative in Harvey, Illinois. The project utilizes a modified shipping container to cultivate a variety of crops year-round, addressing food insecurity in local food deserts while promoting sustainable urban agriculture...

Heliponix LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, received a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop a rotary aeroponic shipping container system. This system is designed to hold approximately 3,700 plants at a density of 23 plants per square foot, using vertical LED arrays, aeroponic mist, and soilless, compostable seed pods to...

This Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) provides $125,000 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation to develop a new decentralized wastewater-hydroponic system (WWHS) for controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The key objectives are to: Harness recent advances in sensors, wastewater treatment, hydroponics, machine learning, and reinforcement learning to create a WWHS that achieves...

This $941,758 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.912 - Environmental Quality Incentives Program) to South Carolina State University aims to install three high tunnel multi-tier hydroponic shelving systems. The goal is to determine and demonstrate the best crop varieties and economic benefits of these hydroponic techniques, then educate and promote their adoption by agricultural producers. The project will run from...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310), is funding the development of a new decentralized system that integrates wastewater treatment with hydroponic farming. The $875,000 award to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation aims to produce vegetables efficiently using minimal resources and energy, by implementing advanced methods for...

Just Greens LLC, doing business as Aerofarms, received a $594,974 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. The award funds research into implementing ratooning, a proven technique allowing one root and stem system to produce multiple harvests, in the indoor production of leafy greens. Phase I of the project studied...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $291,261 Project Grant to Star Of The Sea Foundation, Inc. on February 23, 2023 for the FLORIDA KEYS AEROPONIC FARM project. The grant is part of the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935), which encourages emerging agricultural practices including community gardens and farms located in urban areas. Under the grant, Star Of The Sea Foundation will utilize aeroponic farming techniques to establish a vertical farm...