Integrating Community and Modeling Efforts to Evaluate Impacts and Tradeoffs of Food System Interventions 2020 Year Awarded 2020 FFAR award amount $100,000 Total award amount $2,000,718 Location Fort Collins, CO Program Tipping Points Grantee Institution Colarado State University The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is highlighting food system deficiencies. Producers are struggling to reach consumers due to concerns with processing, distribution and demand. We provided supplemental funding to the Colorado State University research team to evaluate how food is provided through emergency feeding programs, who uses these services, the costs of these services, the food provided and its dietary quality
Emergency Food for Children & Families During the Pandemic Breakthrough for Integrating Community and Modeling Efforts to Evaluate Impacts and Tradeoffs of Food System Interventions
August 29, 2016 – August 31, 2016 North American Plant Phenotyping Network Inaugural Convening Event Convening Event 10:30 am - 12:00 am MT West Lafayette, IN
September 15, 2016 – September 16, 2016 Global Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition 12:00 am - MT New York, NY
October 24, 2016 – October 25, 2016 C-Quest: Charting a Course for Climate Research in Agriculture 9:00 am - 12:00 am MT Louis, MO
November 9, 2016 – November 10, 2016 Healthy Soils, Thriving Farms Convening Sessions 7:30 am - 1:30 pm EST Phoenix, AZ
April 10, 2017 FFAR Session at Water for Food Global Conference Convening Event 9:00 am - MT Lincoln, NE
October 23, 2017 Identifying Research Gaps for Novel and Ancient Crops: Investing in New Opportunities in Plant Efficiency Convening Event 9:00 am - MT Tampa, FL