Year Awarded 2020
FFAR award amount $992,419
Total award amount $1,985,206
Location Minneapolis, MN
Program Seeding Solutions
Matching Funders Forever Green Initiative, Malone Family Land Preservation Foundation, The Land Institute
Grantee Institution University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is accelerate the development of intermediate wheatgrass, trademarked as Kernza by The Land Institute, which is a perennial plant, meaning it requires only one planting. Not only do perennial crops like Kernza reduce labor and input costs, their deep roots reduce soil erosion and trap more carbon, benefitting the environment.