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It’s a Bumper Crop of Innovation as National Academies Name the Committee to Drive Science Breakthroughs 2030 Initiative 

FFAR and the Open Philanthropy Project Partner to Help Farmers Improve Welfare for Egg-Laying Hens and Pigs 

National Academies Launch Groundbreaking Initiative to Produce a New Scientific Strategy for Food and Agriculture Research 

Edward Buckler Awarded National Academy of Sciences Prize 

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Board Elects New Officers 

Integrating Community and Modeling Efforts to Evaluate Impacts and Tradeoffs of Food System Interventions 

Year Awarded  2017

FFAR award amount   $1,000,000

Total award amount   $2,000,000

Location   Ft. Collins, CO

Program   Tipping Points

Matching Funders   City/County of Denver, Colorado Food Policy Network, Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council, Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, Colorado State University, Colorado Wheat Research Committee, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Kaiser Permanente, Nourish Colorado

Grantee Institution   Colarado State University

While city-level policies are reducing food insecurity in Denver, Colorado, the state is lagging behind. Colorado State University researchers are building a computational model of the current food system to evaluate the potential for city-based food system policies and initiatives to support similar efforts throughout the state.

Evaluating Food Access Strategies in Austin, Texas 

Year Awarded  2017

FFAR award amount   $996,560

Total award amount   $2,114,226

Location   Austin, TX

Program   Tipping Points

Matching Funders   Austin Public Health

Grantee Institution   Sustainable Food Center

In Austin, Texas, the city funded Fresh for Less farm stands, mobile markets and healthy corner stores to increase access to healthy foods. Sustainable Food Center, Inc. is examining the effects of Fresh for Less food access points on fruit and vegetable purchasing and consumption, food security and obesity. The results will inform the best ways to implement and expand the Fresh for Less program.

New National Research Initiative Aims to Improve Cover Crops 

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Launches $10 Million Fund to Advance Pollinator Health 

FFAR Congratulates Edward Buckler, First Recipient of Prestigious NAS Prize for Extraordinary Contribution to Food and Agriculture