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Grants & Funding

We award grants to support bold food and agriculture research.
Applications, form and reports must be submitted on our Grants Management System.


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Applicant Resources Grantee Resources Reviewer Resources
We award grants to support bold food and agriculture research.
Applications, form and reports must be submitted on our Grants Management System.


Applicant Resources Grantee Resources Reviewer Resources


Applicant Resources Grantee Resources Reviewer Resources

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Recently Awarded Grants

Circular Economy That Reimagines Corn Agriculture

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $4,500,000

Total award amount   $9,000,000

Location   Beltsville, MD

Matching Funders   Bayer, Corteva, Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, GoogleX, KWS, Limagrain Field Seeds

Grantee Institution   USDA Agricultural Research Service

Japanese Encephalitis Virus Program Six Awards

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $661,355

Total award amount   $1,322,710

Location   Manhattan, KS

Program   Japanese Encephalitis Virus Research Program

Matching Funders   Swine Health Information Center

Improving Fiber Hemp Quality Through Enhanced Retting Probiotics & Appropriate Harvest Timing

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $333,516

Total award amount   $667,032

Location   Raleigh, NC

Matching Funders   Bast Fibre Technologies, Inc., IND HEMP, NC State University

Protecting Poultry & Dairy Farms from Bird Flu Outbreaks Linked to Wild Waterfowl

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $148,111

Total award amount   $300,222

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   AgriNerds Inc.

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All applications undergo a rigorous review process, including reviews by External Peer Reviewers and our Advisory Councils. Our Peer Reviewers play a critical role in reviewing research proposals for scientific merit, potential impact, relevance, feasibility and innovation.

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