Project Grant P116J250780
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $591,499 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029. The project addresses critical labor cost challenges in the U.S. asparagus industry by developing automated quality grading and sorting technology. Deliverables include the design and...
- This $999,990 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) supports Michigan State University's initiative to "ADDRESSING CYBERCRIME TRAINING AND PREPAREDNESS FOR THE STATE OF MICHIGAN." The project will run from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 and aims to enhance cybercrime training and preparedness for the state of Michigan. As a prominent public land-grant research university, Michigan State...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $969,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2027. This two-year initiative represents a collaborative effort among potato breeding and genetics programs at four North Central land-grant universities—the University of Wisconsin,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $921,916 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042) for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award funds comprehensive student support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University Extension received a Formula Grant award of $1,912,910 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP, CFDA 10.514), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The award supports MSU Extension's delivery of evidence-based nutrition education and food resource management programs to low-income families and youth across...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $948,396 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (CFDA 10.332), awarded September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2029. The grant supports research to advance genomic prediction across animal and plant species by determining whether the genetic relationships underlying economically important...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants program (CFDA 10.226), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2027. The project will develop a series of virtual reality (VR)-based natural resources education learning modules designed to increase...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) provides $720,978 to Michigan State University to implement an integrated program focused on providing undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in research and extension projects related to data analytics in agfinance, food marketing, and food security. The program will engage 60 students over a 5-year period,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Michigan Department of Education received a $5.9M Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award provides funding to procure and distribute free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools throughout Michigan with high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a formula grant award of $701,904 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Hatch Act of 1887 (Multistate Research Fund) program (CFDA 10.203), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. MSU AgBioresearch will conduct applied agricultural research combining scientific expertise with practical experience to generate economic prosperity, sustain natural resources,...
Michigan State University received a $2,359,829 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE, CFDA 84.116) program, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2029. The award supports "Scaling Michigan's Food Processing Workforce: Expanding MSU's Food Processing, Technology & Safety Certificate Program," a four-year initiative designed to expand and scale an existing postsecondary certificate program in food processing technology and safety. This project advances FIPSE's mission to improve postsecondary instruction, quality, and expand educational opportunities by developing workforce training infrastructure and educational capacity in the food processing sector. The funded initiative delivers expanded certificate programming and educational services in food processing, technology, and safety disciplines through Michigan State University's established certificate program. The project aims to increase the number of trained professionals entering Michigan's food processing industry by scaling existing curricula, enhancing instructional capacity, and potentially expanding program accessibility. This award reflects the FIPSE program's focus on institutional reforms and innovative educational strategies that address workforce development needs and support economic development objectives in key industry sectors.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.4m | 12/31/25 |