Project Grant NR234741XXXXG005

This $300,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund the development and testing of an integrated science curriculum focused on pollinator research for elementary school students. Penn State University will recruit 16 elementary teachers from rural and urban communities serving underserved populations to co-develop and test grade-band specific curriculum...

This $493,641 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund the Partnership for Pollinator Friendly Lawns in the Southeastern United States. Led by Mississippi State University with subawards to the University of Georgia Research Foundation and Auburn University, this multi-disciplinary project aims to develop best management practices and stakeholder training programs to...

This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will support North Carolina State University in enhancing the recovery of agriculture in western North Carolina following the devastation of Hurricane Helene in 2024. The project will involve three key activities: 1) developing extension and education materials on the benefits and guidelines for installing pollinator habitat, 2) providing in-depth workshops...

This Project Grant award of $146,748 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Higher Education Challenge Grants Program (CFDA 10.217) supports an integrated project at Tarleton State University to increase capacity for research and education promoting climate-smart native landscaping plants. The project will leverage previous federal capacity building grants to enhance efforts exploring the efficacy of drought-resistant native plants in...

This federal Project Grant award of $649,999 from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will support research to develop methods for determining the value of pollination services by wild and managed pollinators, as well as efficient levels and locations of wild pollinator habitat preservation and managed pollinator stocking rates. The project, which will be carried out by the University of Maryland, College Park, the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $299,482 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). This 2-year award supports surveys and DNA barcoding to characterize insect pollinators and their use of flowering plants in the Tamaulipan thornscrub forest, a threatened ecosystem in South Texas. The project aims to provide critical data on...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation received $507,626 under the Highway Planning and Construction Formula Grant program administered by the Federal Highway Administration to support the project "Beautifying Tennessee's Roadways and Enhancing its Ecology by Strategizing Pollinator Habitat Potential - SPR FY2022-2023 (Part 2)." This funding will support the Tennessee Department of Transportation's efforts to enhance pollinator habitats along roadways across the state while...

This $166,530.21 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program will fund a research project at the University of Massachusetts to evaluate the suitability of southern-adapted plant species for supporting pollinators in the northeastern U.S. under projected climate change conditions. The project will experimentally assess how seed provenance and exposure to simulated heat waves impact the ability of...

The Xerces Society Inc. will receive $524,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to expand pollinator and beneficial insect outreach and education to gardens nationwide. Funded through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935), this three-year award beginning May 25, 2023 will support the Xerces Society's collaboration with the USDA People's Garden Initiative....

This $224,818 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support Growing Gardens in delivering food, garden, and nutrition education services through its "Growing Food; Cultivating Leaders" program. The two-year program aims to connect over 4,000 students and families in Portland, Oregon with sustainable agriculture and food systems education through hands-on learning at 11 schools. It will promote local foods in school...