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199 Grants found

Repurposing a Human Drug to Fight the Invasive New World Screwworm

Six SHIC/FFAR Co-Funded Research Project to Advance Swine Disease Monitoring & Mitigation 

Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program

Predictive model development to promote science- based, strategic metaphylaxis administration in beef operations

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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

Decreasing pulmonary-associated mortality in feedlot cattle using refined case definitions and predictive analytics: emphasizing acute interstitial pneumonia and late day BRD

Lungs as a potential source and relationships of ruminal, colonic & fecal concentrations of fusobacterium necrophorum to liver abscesses in feedlot cattle

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Antimicrobial resistance & use tracking through swine production flows on farms in the upper Midwest of the US

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

Pangenome-based Identification of Genetic Variants Conferring Stress Resistance in Tomato Wild Relatives, and Efficient Transfer to Cultivated Tomato

Applied Innovation of Myoinositol to Improve Cattle Fertility & Sustainability of Cattle Production Systems

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

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Transforming Dairy Cattle Lameness Management through a Combination of Artificial Intelligence-Powered Video Analytics & Genomic, Epidemiological & Extension Approaches

Ten H5N1 Risk to Swine Research Awards

Japanese Encephalitis Virus Program Six Awards

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FFAR Vet Fellows Seventh Cohort

Unearthing Maize Genes for Enhanced Nitrogen Use Efficiency & AMF Synergy

Accelerating Perennial Crop Development Through Phenomic & Genomic Selection Applied in Pre-breeding & Advanced Breeding Stages

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Accelerating Coffee Breeding Through Developing Tools to Screen for Critical Disease & Pest Resistance 

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

Decision Tools Help Producers Analyze Cost of Swine Mortality for Operations Improvement

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FFAR Rapid Funding Develops Pest Management Program for Sweet Corn

FFAR Rapid Research Develops H5N1 Waste Stream Surveillance Tool

A multiplexed chemical sensor system to automate non-invasive, in-ovo sex determination for the poultry industry

Leveraging landrace genomics to rapidly engineer thermotolerant cassava

Using novel genes from wild germplasm to boost protein content in cultivated chickpea

Genetic and microbial determinants of nitrogen fixation in a Sierra Mixe landrace of maize

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

Improving Hemp Quality Through Harvest Timing & Enhanced Processing

Major enhancement of U.S. swine industry preparedness and responses to large-scale infectious foreign animal diseases through harmonizing biosecurity plans and advancing interpretable machine learning

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Addressing On-Farm Bird Flu Outbreaks Linked to Wild Waterfowl

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

Grant Improves Stress Tolerance in Carrots

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Novel Tools for Engineering Apomixis in Soybean

FFAR Vet Fellows Sixth Cohort

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Understanding Plant Parasitic Nematode Virulence Mechanisms: A Valuable Approach to Expedite Breeding Durable & Broad-spectrum Crop Resistance

Novel Biobased Antiviral Treatments for Bee Pollinator Health

International Lettuce Genomics Consortium 4: Pre-competitive Foundational Research for Lettuce Breeding

Decreasing Pulmonary-Associated Mortality in Feedlot Cattle Using Refined Case Definitions & Predictive Analytics, Emphasizing Acute Interstitial Pneumonia & Late Day BRD

Metabolomic analysis of blood plasma to identify unique biomarkers indicative of liver abscesses

Associations between feeding & management practices of beef-on-dairy cattle from birth to harvest with liver abscesses

Promoting antimicrobial stewardship through improved understanding of how feedlot cattle are classified based on BRD risk

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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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A Novel Cell-Surface-Receptor Strategy for Mitigating Mycotoxins

Modeling for genomic, blood & microbiological markers for liver abscesses in fed beef cattle

Understanding liver abscess pathogenesis & risk-factors of feedlot cattle reared in conventional beef versus dairy management systems

ICASA: Defining the contribution of acidosis to the liver abscess complex using novel challenge model to delineate impacts of diet composition and feeding management on liver abscess pathogenesis

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Acoustic Monitoring to Support Mass Cattle Treatment Decisions

An International Collaboration for Combating Fusarium Wilt in Cotton

Elucidating the Genetic Basis for Sub-Tropical Flowering in Hemp

Breeding & Characterizing New Cultivars of Grain & Fiber Hemp

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Integrating Genomics, Milk Spectrometry & Microbial Manipulations to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle

Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen Utilization in the Rumen of Beef & Dairy Cattle: Key Rumen Microbiome Measurements to Understand Mechanisms Controlling Methanogenesis & Mitigating Enteric Methane Emissions

Evaluation of the Efficacy, Agronomic Fit & Environmental Fate of Biopesticides for Management of Economically Important Diseases & Arthropod Pests of Hemp

A holistic approach to improving keel bone health of breeders and commercial layer hens

Developing Tomato Lines Resistant to Broomrape, a Critical World-wide Pest

Enabling African Scientists: The African Plant Breeding Academy CRISPR Course

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Development of Novel Methanogenesis Inhibitors in Ruminants

Investigating Natural Nitro-Compounds as a Viable Strategy to Reduce Enteric Methane Emission from Ruminants

Grant Investigates Naturally Occurring Compound to Reduce Enteric Methane Emissions

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FFAR Vet Fellows Fifth Cohort

FFAR Vet Fellows Fourth Cohort

FFAR Vet Fellows Third Cohort

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Validation of Efficacy of a Protective DIVA-Compatible Prototype African Swine Fever Virus Vaccine

Field trial of gene-edited rice for drought tolerance

Identifying Proteins Required for Immunity to ASFV

Analyzing the Efficacy of Live-vectored Prototype ASFV Subunit Vaccines

Assessment of the Available Literature & Gap Analysis on the Use of Industrial Hemp as an Animal Feed

Multistate Characterization of Agronomic Performance of Hemp Cultivars, Including Sterility of New Triploid Cultivars

Impact of Spectra & Intensity of LED Supplemental Lighting on Morphology, Growth, Flower Yield & Phytochemical Content of Cannabis Sativa

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Breeding & Genetics of Disease Resistance, Flowering Time & Cannabinoid Content in Hemp

Analysis of Terpenes & Neutral Cannabinoids Using Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry & Genotyping of Hemp Using the SureSelect System

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FFAR Grant Promotes Sorghum Health Benefits

ICASA: Antimicrobial Use Monitoring and Benchmarking in U.S. Feedyards

ICASA: Liver abscesses in feedlot cattle; further delineation of the etiology and pathogenesis

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ICASA: Fecal microbiota transplant to reduce post-weaning diarrhea and antibiotic use

ICASA: Pathogen-host interaction during the development of liver abscesses; local and systemic immune and metabolic responses during Fusobacterium necrophorum challenges

Novel Strategies to Improve the Understanding of Liver Abscess Formation in Beef Cattle

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ICASA: Improving the efficacy of vaccination against mycoplasma hyosynoviae by identifying optimal application times

ICASA: Risk Factors for Lameness in Finishing Pigs

ICASA: Development of a non-invasive model to induce liver abscess formation in cattle

Noninvasive Wellness Monitoring of Broiler Growout Using Continuous Audio Analytics (2022)

Development of Metrics to Identify Cattle Predisposed to Feedlot Heart Failure

High protein aquatic plants for controlled environment indoor farms

Mitigating antibiotic use in aquaculture through vaccination

More Beans (MB): A Next Generation Legume for Healthy Urban Food

High dimensional phenomics and automation to transform cost and timeframe of early stage domestication of wild plants

Creating Science-Based Strategies for Gene Editing Communications

A Novel Platform Technology for Biologicals with Antimicrobial & Regenerative Properties Based on the Stem Cell Repertoire of Secreted Biomolecules

Scalable breeding for plant growth to address the challenges of climate change

FFAR Grant Helps Heat-Stressed Dairy Cows Weather Increasing Temperatures

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Improving Protein Content & Quality in Peas

Grant Supports Production of Sustainable, Cost-Effective Feed Supplements

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Scaling Crops for Sustainable Water Management: Building Supply Chains

Capitalizing on the Unique Viscoelastic Properties of Corn Zein for A New Commercial Plant-Based Protein

Consumer Understanding of Advances in Animal Welfare

Addressing keel bone fractures in laying hens housed in cage-free aviary systems using nutrition and management interventions

A Multi-Scale Approach to Unearth the Root of Plant Disease Resistance

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Breeding drought & heat tolerant wheat

The Real-time Pen-side Detection of Bovine Respiratory Disease by Chemical Analysis

Field-deployable biosensors for antibiotic stewardship

A rapid chute-side antibiotic resistance detection tool to improve antimicrobial stewardship and optimize risk management while controlling bovine respiratory disease

Development of a science-based management strategy to reduce the use of antimicrobials in high-risk beef cattle

FFAR Grant to Develop Vaccine for Tilapia Lake Virus

Precision Bred Adaptation of Elite Taurine Breeds of Beef & Dairy Cattle

Genome Editing Wheat for Durable & Sustainable Disease Resistance

Accelerated Development of Crops of the Future

Biological Control of Cattle Fever Ticks in South Texas

Development of an Automated Broiler Gait Score and Flock Activity Assessment System

Smart Monitoring of Broiler Welfare using Camera Technology and Machine Learning

National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food & Agriculture Research: Zachary Lippman

FFAR Grant Supports Climate Smart Beef and Dairy Production

Epidemiology & Management of Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus

A Development of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Vision and Internet of Things for Livestock Health Monitoring

Identifying potential causes of late-day bovine respiratory disease in high-performing feedyard cattle

Metagenomic Probes for the Rapid Identification of the Microbiome Community in A Wheat Rhizospheremodel System

A Systematic Approach to Improve Heifer Selection and the Sustainability of Beef Production.

Improving the Nutritional Quality of Tomatoes

Tools to Detect and Understand Spread of African Swine Fever Virus

A Microchip-based Chemical Sensor For Early-Stage in Ovo Sex Determination of Layer Chicks

Multidimensional Spectral Mapping for Sex Determination of Avian Eggs

Rapid and Non-invasive Egg Sex Indentification Using Artficially Intelligent Platform

Spatializing the Environmental Impacts of U.S. Dairy Supply Chains

National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Research: Elizabeth Ainsworth

Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize

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

Crops of the Future: Corn Drought Resistance

Effects of Asymptomatic Listeriosis on Dairy Cattle Fecal Microbiota

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Crops in Silico 3.0

Renewal: RIPE: Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency for Sustainable Increases in Crop Yield

Crops in Silico 1.0

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Addressing future global dairy demand: Targeting the gut-liver axis to promote heat stress resilience in dairy cattle

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

Improving Dairy Feed Efficiency, Sustainability and Profitability by Impacting Farmer’s Breeding and Culling Decisions

Toward Responsible Pacific Bluefin Tuna Mariculture in the United States: Captive Reproduction, Hatchery Research and Product

Sustainable Control Tactics for Spotted Wing Drosophila in Tart Cherry

Red Seaweed

Protein-Based Thermotolerance Markers for Sustainable Legume Protein Production

Automated Individual Poultry Vaccination to Aid in Antibiotic Removal

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Maine Scallop Aquaculture Initiative

Maximizing the Delivery of Water-Soluble Substances While Minimizing the Impact of the Carrier Particles on Fish Larvae

Harnessing Endophytes to Improve Crop Efficiency and Production

Ecology and Evolution of Bacterial Leaf Streak of Maize

Crops of the Future Initial Project: Leafy Greens

Impacts of the Rearing Environment on Keel Bone Integrity, Spatial Awareness Abilities of Laying Hens

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Developing CRISPR-Cpf1 Genome Editing Technologies for Crop Improvement

Development of a Farmer-Focused Disease Prevention and Preparedness Tool

Development of Environmental Conditioning Practices to Decrease Impacts of Climate Change on Shellfish Aquaculture

An Integrated Approach to Improve Whole Herd Pig Survivability

Automated Computer Vision System for Tracking Individual Pig Activity and Locomotion in Nursery/Finisher Group Housing

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FFAR Awards $1.4 Million to Purdue University, University of California, Davis and University of Edinburgh Researchers to Improve Health and Productivity of Egg-Laying Hens

Identifying Short-term Solutions for Managing Allium Leafminer in Allium

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

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

Stolen Kiss – an advanced breeding solution for the animal welfare trait of genetic castration

Plant-Nanoparticle Hybrids: Optimize Crop Engineering and Nutrient Delivery

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

Enhancing Animal Protein through Crops and Cattle

Developing Massively Parallel Sequence for Agricultural Surveillance

A Novel Bioassay for Culturing and Characterizing Fastidious Phytopathogens

Enhancing Crop Pollination, Pest Control and Yield in Urban Agriculture

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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.  

Six SHIC/FFAR Co-Funded Research Project to Advance Swine Disease Monitoring & Mitigation  

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $359,708

Total award amount   $719,415

Location   Manhattan, KS

Grantee Institution   Swine Health Information Center (SHIC)

Emerging swine diseases threaten herd health and the U.S. pork industry, creating an urgent need for faster detection, better monitoring and more effective mitigation strategies. Six new research projects funded by SHIC and FFAR are addressing these challenges by integrating production and disease data, developing strategies to reduce airborne transmission, improving detection of African swine fever and evaluating wastewater as a diagnostic sample. The findings will give pork producers and industry stakeholders actionable tools and information to better prevent, prepare for and respond to emerging disease threats. More details about the research projects are available on the SHIC website.

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.

Decreasing pulmonary-associated mortality in feedlot cattle using refined case definitions and predictive analytics: emphasizing acute interstitial pneumonia and late day BRD 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $1,223,474

Total award amount   $2,446,948

Location   Manhattan, KS

Matching Funders   Colorado State University; Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC; Innovative Livestock Services, LLC.; Kansas State University, Mississippi State University; Nanostring; Texas A&M University; and Veterinary Research & Consulting Services, LLC.

Grantee Institution   Kansas State University

This multidisciplinary research team is advancing 2024 ICASA research examining why some feedlot cattle develop deadly lung problems after getting bovine respiratory disease, and how to better predict which animals are at risk. Early findings from their ICASA project highlight patterns that could improve how the industry identifies and manages high-risk cattle. This award provides an additional year of research, bringing the total ICASA investment in the project to $4,893,893.

Lungs as a potential source and relationships of ruminal, colonic & fecal concentrations of fusobacterium necrophorum to liver abscesses in feedlot cattle 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $101,983

Total award amount   $203,965

Location   Manhattan, KS

Matching Funders   Cargill, Kansas State University & Yum! Brands

Grantee Institution   Kansas State University

This project is investigating the bacteria that cause liver abscesses in feedlot cattle, a common and costly condition affecting animal health and production. By pinpointing the source of bacteria, the researchers aim to help producers better understand the cause of liver abscesses and determine novel targets for interventions.

Antimicrobial resistance & use tracking through swine production flows on farms in the upper Midwest of the US 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $138,672

Total award amount   $277,344

Location   Pipestone, MN

Matching Funders   Merck, National Pork Board, PIC & Pipestone Research

Grantee Institution   Pipestone Research

This project is tracking antibiotic-resistant bacteria on Midwestern pig farms. The research team is testing pigs of different ages over time to observe how resistance changes as animals grow, and whether it is influenced by the timing and type of treatments. By understanding when resistance is most likely to develop, farmers can make more informed treatment decisions and improve antibiotic effectiveness.

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.