Project Grant AM22RFSPNY1049
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Cornell University $107,668 under the Transportation Services federal grant program (CFDA 10.167) from September 30, 2022 through March 30, 2024. The Cooperative Agreement will support a project to assess the infrastructure needs of wholesale produce markets. Specifically, Cornell University will design and implement a survey of wholesale produce market managers, analyze responses to create a report on market conditions...
- This federal Project Grant award of $611,641, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), will enable Cornell University to increase sales of local foods at farmers markets (FMs) in New York and Pennsylvania. The project will utilize point-of-sale (POS) data and rapid market assessment (RMA) consumer surveys to analyze FM vendor and customer dynamics, with the goal of identifying...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Cornell University a $3,798,972 Cooperative Agreement under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to create a circular economy that reimagines agriculture using plant diversity and computational modeling. The award, effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024, will support research aimed at making agricultural discoveries, evaluating alternative research approaches, and providing scientific and...
- This $1,003,520 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) supports the Catskills Local Food Promotion Project. Managed by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County with Cornell University as the parent awardee, the project aims to strengthen the local food system in economically deprived areas of New York over three years through September 2029. Specifically, the...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Cornell University a $4,051,315 Cooperative Agreement under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to conduct research on BREEDING INSIGHT 3. The award, effective September 16, 2023 through September 15, 2024, supports Cornell University's efforts to make agricultural research discoveries, evaluate alternative research approaches, and provide scientific and technical information. As the prime awardee, Cornell...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Cornell University a $246,000 Project Grant under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210). The grant will fund Cornell's project "Transforming Food Systems to Provide for Health, Equity, and Sustainability" from September 15, 2022 through September 14, 2027. The NNF Grants Program aims to train students for advanced degrees and provide postdoctoral fellowships...
- The County of Saratoga received a two-year, $250,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will fund the creation of a food hub in Schuylerville, New York to facilitate sourcing of local foods for school lunch programs in Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties. As part of the project, the awardee will research the feasibility of the food hub and develop a business proposal...
- Cornell University received a $783,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program. The award period is from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2026. Through this funding, Cornell University will examine the impact of micronutrient-fortified salt on anemia and other health outcomes in children, as well as use metabolomics to study the mechanisms by which...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $649,980 Project Grant to Cornell University under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. Through this 3-year grant, Cornell University will develop reliable data and statistics on China's production, consumption, and stocks of key agricultural commodities including corn, soybeans, and pork. Cornell will use price, trade, and satellite data as well as producer surveys conducted with...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $611,488.93 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) grant to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of St. Lawrence County. The 3-year project aims to reduce barriers for small farms and food entrepreneurs in Northern New York through three initiatives: (1) offering a comprehensive food business incubator program, (2) establishing relationships with area retailers to improve marketing...
The Cornell University Office of Sponsored Programs will receive $310,249 under a two-year Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant is part of the Regional Food System Partnerships program, which supports partnerships to plan and develop local or regional food systems. Under the award, Cornell will lead the New York Food Hub Collaboratives initiative to improve the economic viability of mid-tier food supply chain partners targeting local markets in New York. Key products and services will include establishing a collaborative network of interdependent food hubs to efficiently market New York food products to institutional markets. The project will also identify opportunities for small and socially disadvantaged producers to compete for state agency and institutional contracts, and develop strategic business relationships across the local food supply chain. Outputs over the two-year period will include an interactive asset map of the New York local food system and various guides and analyses to facilitate expanded sales and improved procurement policies benefiting New York food producers, processors, distributors and markets.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $248.2k | 11/14/22 |