Awarded Grants
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Life After Neonicotinoid Seed Treatment: Mitigating Early Season Corn & Soybean Pest Damage through Field Practices

A Novel Approach to Interception of Avian Flu Virus Transmission

Repurposing a Human Drug to Fight the Invasive New World Screwworm

Assessment of Animal Hosts’ Vulnerability to New World Screwworm Reemergence in the United States

BPI3Vc-vectored Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Subunit Vaccine

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Unraveling Species-Specific Antiviral Mechanisms to Improve Avian Influenza Control

Unlocking Avian Flu Resistance: Investigating Genetic Resilience in Fayoumi & Commercial Chickens

Development & Evaluation of Precision-guided Sterile Insect Technique (pgSIT) Strains for Biotechnology-enhanced Control of Screwworm

Protecting the U.S. Dairy and Poultry Industries: Utilizing Ultraviolet Technology to Mitigate Airborne Transmission of Avian Influenza

Understanding HPAI Transmission Risk on Dairy Farms

Addressing Red Crown Rot in Soybeans

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Developing a Decontamination Strategy for HPAI-Infected Milk

Protecting Cattle from Asian Longhorned Tick

Development of a Vaccine for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Virus in Cattle

FFAR Rapid Funding Develops Pest Management Program for Sweet Corn

FFAR Rapid Research Develops H5N1 Waste Stream Surveillance Tool

Addressing On-Farm Bird Flu Outbreaks Linked to Wild Waterfowl

Rapid Response to Novel Resistance-Breaking Strain of Pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum in Cultivated Strawberry

FFAR Rapid Research Builds Diagnostic Tools & Vaccine for Avian Metapneumovirus

FFAR Research to Protect Vegetable Crops from Invasive Pest

Protecting Vegetable Crops from Invasive Pests

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Development of a Universal Diagnostic Tool for Needle Diseases of Southern Pines Using Nanopore Multi-Gene Target-Capture Sequencing

FFAR Grant Protects Wheat Yields from Wheat Stem Sawfly

Identifying Proteins Required for Immunity to ASFV

Analyzing the Efficacy of Live-vectored Prototype ASFV Subunit Vaccines

FFAR Grant Combats Disease in Lettuce Crops

Genvax Technologies is Developing an African Swine Fever Vaccine

Biological Control of Cattle Fever Ticks in South Texas

Epidemiology & Management of Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus

Development of Prevention, Detection and Response Strategies for the Asian Longhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis)

Evaluation of feed additives to mitigate the risk of viral-contaminated feed to pigs

Stopping A New Threat to The Lettuce Industry in Florida: Fusarium Wilt

Development of a Farmer-Focused Disease Prevention and Preparedness Tool

Ecology and Evolution of Bacterial Leaf Streak of Maize

Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize

Sustainable Control Tactics for Spotted Wing Drosophila in Tart Cherry

Identifying Short-term Solutions for Managing Allium Leafminer in Allium

The Validation of a Novel qPCR Assay for the Detection of Brucella suis

Mitigation of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus in Kansas and U.S. High Plains

Shielding U.S. Palm Industries from the South American Palm Weevil Invasion

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Life After Neonicotinoid Seed Treatment: Mitigating Early Season Corn & Soybean Pest Damage through Field Practices 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $75,000

Total award amount   $150,000

Location   St. Albans, VT

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   One Hive Foundation, State of Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets

Grantee Institution   University of Vermont

Vermont farmers will soon face new restrictions on one of the most widely used classes of insecticides, neonicotinoid insecticides. University of Vermont researchers are studying how farmers can protect crops and maintain yields as Vermont phases out most uses of neonicotinoid insecticides.

A Novel Approach to Interception of Avian Flu Virus Transmission 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $148,938

Total award amount   $448,941

Location   Indianapolis, IN

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Entomol Products, LLC

Grantee Institution   Entomol Products, LLC

H5N1 influenza, commonly known as bird flu, continues to threaten U.S. poultry and egg production. Entomol Products, LLC researchers are determining whether intermittently fogging or misting hydrogenated catmint oil (HCO), a product with demonstrated antiviral properties, in poultry housing can interrupt transmission of avian influenza viruses.

Repurposing a Human Drug to Fight the Invasive New World Screwworm 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $70,136

Total award amount   $140,389

Location   South Bend, IN

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   University of Notre Dame

Grantee Institution   University of Notre Dame

The reemergence of New World screwworm is now threatening U.S. livestock production, wildlife and agricultural trade. Reports of reduced effectiveness of some commonly used treatments in South America, combined with the limited number of approved control options, underscore the need to evaluate new approaches. As the Southern U.S. continues to navigate cases of New World screwworm, University of Notre Dame researchers are evaluating whether an existing drug can be repurposed to kill screwworm larvae.  

Assessment of Animal Hosts’ Vulnerability to New World Screwworm Reemergence in the United States 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $134,780

Total award amount   $269,560

Location   Manhattan, KS

Matching Funders   American Sheep Industry, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas State University, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, North American Deer Farmers Association

Grantee Institution   Kansas State University

Kansas State University researchers are identifying the livestock, wildlife and management practices most vulnerable to infestation. The project will provide producers and animal health officials with evidence-based tools to prioritize surveillance, producer preparedness and improve response efforts in the U.S.

Unraveling Species-Specific Antiviral Mechanisms to Improve Avian Influenza Control 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Ames, IA

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Iowa State University

Grantee Institution   Iowa State University

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to threaten the U.S. poultry industry, causing billions of dollars in economic losses while disrupting food production and increasing costs for farmers and consumers. Iowa State University researchers are identifying genetic factors in birds that are relevant in the host response against H5N1 and H7N9 avian influenza viruses. This research aims to illuminate pathways to modulate the expression of specific host genes to mitigate the avian influenza burden.

Unlocking Avian Flu Resistance: Investigating Genetic Resilience in Fayoumi & Commercial Chickens 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $149,969

Total award amount   $299,938

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   University of California, Davis

Grantee Institution   University of California, Davis

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) continues to cause major losses for poultry farms around the world, killing millions of commercial and wild birds, disrupting food supplies, and increasing concerns on transmission among multiple animal species. University of California, Davis researchers are identifying and harnessing natural disease resistance in chickens as a new tool to combat avian influenza.

Development & Evaluation of Precision-guided Sterile Insect Technique (pgSIT) Strains for Biotechnology-enhanced Control of Screwworm 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Raleigh, NC

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Agragene, North Carolina State University

Grantee Institution   North Carolina State University

As cases of New World screwworm (NWS) mount in the U.S., North Carolina State University researchers are exploring how to suppress the screwworm population by testing new technology that produces sterile, reproductively vigorous male flies.

Protecting the U.S. Dairy and Poultry Industries: Utilizing Ultraviolet Technology to Mitigate Airborne Transmission of Avian Influenza 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Knoxville, TN

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   University of Tennessee

Grantee Institution   University of Tennessee

As H5N1 influenza, commonly known as bird flu, continues to threaten U.S. poultry and dairy farms, new strategies are needed to curb its transmission. University of Tennessee researchers are exploring the efficacy of ultraviolet (UV) technology in inactivating the virus.

BPI3Vc-vectored Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Subunit Vaccine 

Year Awarded  2025

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $401,802

Location   Manhattan, KS

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Kansas State University

Grantee Institution   Kansas State University

H5N1 influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has increasingly infected dairy cattle and swine, threatening food security, rural livelihoods and the economic stability of animal protein markets. In response to these spillover events, Kansas State University researchers are developing a vaccine to protect cattle and swine from H5N1.

Understanding HPAI Transmission Risk on Dairy Farms 

Year Awarded  2025

FFAR award amount   $112,600

Total award amount   $225,201

Location   East Lansing, MI

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Michigan State University

Grantee Institution   Michigan State University

Beginning in early 2024, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in U.S. dairy herds, threatening milk production. Yet little is known about how the virus spreads in cows. Through a Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) grant, Michigan State University researchers are studying how HPAI is transmitted in dairy cows.