Seeding Solutions

Seeding Solutions is our annual grant program that funds audacious research supporting each of our Research Priority Areas. The pioneering science funded through this program convenes unique partners from across the food and agriculture sector to solve bold challenges.
Seeding Solutions is our annual grant program that funds audacious research supporting each of our Research Priority Areas. The pioneering science funded through this program convenes unique partners from across the food and agriculture sector to solve bold challenges.

Program Contact

Dr. Kathleen Boomer
kboomer@foundationfar.org

Development Contact

Catherine Maxwell
cmaxwell@foundationfar.org

Now accepting pre-proposals.

Open Opportunity

2024 Seeding Solutions Request for Applications

Pre-proposals due April 3, 2024.

About Seeding Solutions

Launched in 2017, Seeding Solutions is our annual competitive grant program that supports bold research in any of our Research Priority Areas. FFAR awards approximately 10 grants ranging between $300,000 to $1 million. Grantees must provide matching funds from non-federal partners.

We support innovative projects that address challenges in food supply and agroecosystem management through novel partnerships. Such collaborations provide opportunities to engage stakeholders as integral members of the research team and increase the likelihood of a project’s application beyond its scope.

Recently Awarded Seeding Solutions Grants

Uniting Urban Agriculture Operations to Increase Food Security

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $300,000

Total award amount   $600,667

Location   New York City, NY

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business

Grantee Institution   NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business

Validating an African Swine Fever Virus Subunit Vaccine

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $1,000,000

Total award amount   $2,645,427

Location   Manhattan, KS

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   Elanco Animal Health, Kansas State University, Kansas State University Innovation Partners and MEDIAN Diagnostics, Inc.

Validation of Efficacy of a Protective DIVA-Compatible Prototype African Swine Fever Virus Vaccine

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $1,000,000

Total award amount   $2,645,427

Location   Manhattan, KS

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   Elanco Animal Health, Kansas State University, Kansas State University Innovation Partners and MEDIAN Diagnostics, Inc.

Grantee Institution   Kansas State University

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Insights

Our Insights highlight unique perspectives from across the food and agriculture community.

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News

The latest news and updates from FFAR.

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FFAR Grant Unites Urban Agriculture Operations to Increase Food Security

FFAR-Funded Research to Prevent African Swine Fever Virus

FFAR Accepting Pre-Proposals for 2024 Seeding Solutions

FFAR Grant Provides Data on Nitrogen Management Practices in the Great Plains

FFAR Grant Reduces Nitrogen Inputs, Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Grant Transforms Wastewater to Crop Fertilizer

New Falling Number Test Prevents Wheat Contamination, Saves Farmers Millions

Pairing Regenerative Farming and Solar Energy Production to Improve Urban Resilience

Building a Common Language for Antimicrobial Resistance Between Human & Animal Health

Mitigating Farm Risk Through Improved Soil Health

FFAR Grant Investigates Naturally Occurring Compound to Reduce Enteric Methane Emissions

Advancing Crop Diversity with Civic Scientists

Grant Supports Production of Sustainable, Cost-Effective Feed Supplements

FFAR is Accepting Pre-Proposals for Seeding Solutions 2023

FFAR Grant Tackles Peanut Allergy

FFAR Grant Develops Vaccine to Protect Farm-Raised Fish

FFAR Grant Determines Effectiveness of Fallowing on Water Conservation

Promoting Mung Bean Crop Opportunities

FFAR Grant Promotes Sorghum Health Benefits

FFAR Grant Addresses Food Waste Reduction Challenges

Breakthroughs

Tools, technologies and strategies from the research we fund.

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Increased Fiber, Same Great Taste

Breakthrough for Increasing Dietary Fiber in Wheat Crop

Connecting Growers & Markets

Breakthrough for FFAR Grant Develops Tools to Predict Consumer Demand, Reduce Food Waste

Accelerating Crop Development with Improved Haploid Fertility

Breakthrough for Accelerated Development of Crops of the Future

Research Pinpoints Why Dairy Cows Produce Less Milk in Warm Weather and Develops Nutrition-Based Solution

Breakthrough for FFAR Grant Helps Heat-Stressed Dairy Cows Weather Increasing Temperatures

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