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FoodShot Global Launches New Investment Platform to Fund Innovators Taking Bold “Moonshots for Better Food” 

FFAR Announces 17 Inaugural Fellows for Graduate Training Program in Food and Agriculture Science 

Breakthroughs 2030 Report Identifies New Scientific Strategy to Transform U.S. Agriculture 

National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food & Agriculture Research: Rodolphe Barrangou 

Year Awarded  2018

Total award amount   $100,000

Location   Raleigh, NC

Matching Funders   Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Grantee Institution   NC State University

Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou was awarded the 2018 National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food & Agriculture Research for pioneering research establishing CRISPR as the adaptive immune system of bacteria, a discovery which promoted the practical use of CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing.

Grants Aim to Deliver Better Health, Economic Opportunities in Urban Communities 

FFAR Grant Spurs Milestone for Farm Productivity 

Identifying Leverage Points for Food System Transformations 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $1,000,002

Total award amount   $2,005,803

Location   Flint, MI

Program   Tipping Points

Matching Funders   Community Foundation of Greater Flint, C.S. Molt Foundation, Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Fitness Foundation, Michigan State University

Food Recovery and Redistribution: Finding Solutions for Food Insecurity 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $433,152

Total award amount   $870,998

Location   Albany, NY

Program   Tipping Points

Matching Funders   Bellwether Collaboratory, Capital Roots, The Food Pantries for the Capital District, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Radix Ecological Sustainability Center, University at Albany Foundation, University at Albany School of Public Health – State University of New York

FFAR Awards Emergency Funds to Combat Lettuce Disease in Florida 

FFAR Awards Emergency Funds to Develop Tool to Mitigate Bird Flu 

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