…first year in a decade where Central Valley Project agriculture contractors will get their full allocations. From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation announced an update to the…
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…than $3 million through SLSNCGP. Examples of previously funded projects include Preventing Outbreaks of Avian Influenza Science through Timely Dissemination of Practical Science Based Information, a University of Maryland project…
Funding to Foster a Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
…details. Previously funded projects include a Purdue University mentoring program for women and minority graduate students in the College of Agriculture. A Tarleton State University project recruited women and minority…
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…operations. These two projects were funded through Critical Agricultural Research and Extension (CARE), an AFRI Foundational program supporting fast-track projects on urgent agricultural problems. A Texas A&M project investigated the…
USDA Announces $1.2 Million to Support Aquaculture Research Projects
…2014, NIFA has invested more than $3.6 million through this Aquaculture Research Competitive Grants Program. Previously funded projects include an Auburn University project to identify closely linked genetic markers controlling…
$1.9 Million for Alfalfa and Forage Research
…nationals. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2017. See the request for applications for details. Previously funded projects include a University of Wisconsin project to validate a new lab…
New Funding Opportunities for Higher Education
…The deadline for applications is May 30, 2017. See the request for applications for details. Previously funded projects include a Texas Tech University project to develop and disseminate new curriculum…
Guayule: Past Meets Future
…supplement current guayule germplasm collections with plants that have important traits such as drought and disease resistance. In a separate project with Cornell University, McMahan’s team sought guayule types that…
Funding Available for Youth Farm Safety
…project. It will provide funding for three types of projects: SAY National Clearinghouse Project: up to $100,000 per year for up to four years to continue efforts made to date…
Funding to Support Research on Sustainable Water Use
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $34 million in available funding for projects that promote sustainable water use for food production, processing,…
USDA Funding to Provide Fellowships for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates
…the University of Minnesota, for example, will conduct a project on food security, offering eight fellows research and ag-entrepreneurship opportunities with local agribusiness owners. Another project at Washington State University…
65 Percent Water Allocations for CVP
The Bureau of Reclamation announced the long-awaited 2017 water allocations for the Central Valley Project contractors. According to the release, south of the Delta contractors are allocated to 65 percent…
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
…applications for details. Past projects include a University of Wisconsin project to combat the soybean cyst nematode, one of the most damaging soybean crop pests in the United States. A…
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…by eligible entities. Eligibility is linked to the project type (research, education or extension projects; integrated projects; or food and agricultural science enhancement grants). The deadline for applications is June…