Grants Archive

Awarded Grants
Below is a listing of our awarded grants that tackle big food and agriculture challenges.

Enhancing Nitrogen & Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Semi-Arid & Mediterranean Irrigated/Rainfed Cropping Systems by Integrating Urease & Nitrification Inhibitors with Innovative Phosphorus Fertilizers to Improve Sustainability & Productivity

Year Awarded 2026

Total award amount $999,969

Location Rishon LeZion, Israel

Matching Funders Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Azotic Technologies Ltd., Cotton Incorporated, ICL Israel Ltd., Ministries of Israel, Novo Nordisk Foundation, OCP Nutricrops, Pivot Bio, The Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation, United Soybean Board

Grantee Institution Volcani Institute

Volcani Institute researchers are assessing innovative nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer technologies for diverse crop rotations in irrigated dryland farming regions.

Integrating Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers & Cover Crops for Sustainable Nitrogen Management

Year Awarded 2026

Total award amount $1,665,571

Location København, Denmark

Grantee Institution University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen researchers are studying how enhanced efficiency fertilizers and cover crops can work together to improve nitrogen use efficiency and enhance crop productivity in both Europe and North America.

Crop Recovery of Fertilizer Nitrogen & Soil Nitrous Oxide Leakage as Influenced by Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers

Year Awarded 2026

Total award amount $999,984

Location Vineland Station, ON

Grantee Institution Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada researchers are determining how effectively nitrogen moves from applied fertilizers to the crop.

Mitigating Ammonia & Nitrous Oxide Emissions, Identifying Microbial Drivers & Improving Nitrogen Loss & Uptake Predictions with the Denitrification Decomposition Model

Year Awarded 2026

Total award amount $316,635

Location Vineland Station, ON

Grantee Institution Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada researchers are studying the agronomic, environmental and microbial impacts of fertilizers combined with placement methods, conservation tillage and cover crops.

Optimizing Nitrogen & Phosphorus Fertilizer Efficiency in Southern U.S. Cropping Systems Using Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers & Cover Crops

Year Awarded 2026

Total award amount $969,120

Location Blacksburg, VA

Grantee Institution Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech researchers are improving nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer efficiency in southern U.S. cropping systems using enhanced-efficiency fertilizers and cover crops.

Nitrogen Mass Balance Approach to Evaluating the Performance of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers in Corn-Soybean Production System with Cover Crop

Year Awarded 2026

Total award amount $465,332

Location Knoxville, TN

Grantee Institution University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee researchers are evaluating how fertilizers and cover crops affect nitrogen balances in corn-soybean rotations.

Integrating Enhanced Efficiency Phosphorus Products & Best Management Practices to Improve Use Efficiency & Reduce Surface & Subsurface Losses

Year Awarded 2026

Total award amount $843,102

Location Champaign, IL

Grantee Institution University of Illinois

University of Illinois researchers are conducting field-scale evaluation of phosphorus fertilizers and their ability to prevent nutrient runoff and leaching across three Midwestern states.

Implementing the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium Assessment Framework to Evaluate Nitrogen Fertilizer Use Efficiency for Tile-Drained Cropping Systems

Year Awarded 2026

Total award amount $768,669

Location Champaign, IL

Matching Funders Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Azotic Technologies Ltd., The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Cotton Incorporated, ICL Israel Ltd., Ministries of Israel, Novo Nordisk Foundation, OCP Nutricrops, Pivot Bio, The Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation, United Soybean Board

Grantee Institution University of Illinois

University of Illinois researchers are measuring how nitrogen fertilizers perform in tile-drained corn systems.

Optimization of Enhanced-Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizer in Desert Soils: Characterizing the Performance of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers Under Different Rates, Timing & Mode of Application

Year Awarded 2026

Total award amount $544,861

Location Tucson, AZ

Grantee Institution University of Arizona

University of Arizona researchers are creating a research platform to test the performance of nitrogen fertilizers in irrigated desert soil conditions.

Smarter Fertilization: Integrating Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers & Nitrogen Management Strategies for Optimized Yield, Nutrient Efficiency & Environmental Stewardship in Midwest Corn Systems

Year Awarded 2026

Total award amount $844,626

Location West Lafayette, IN

Grantee Institution Purdue University

Purdue University researchers are generating location-specific data through robust agronomic and environmental measurements to refine best fertilizer management practices for Midwestern corn farmers.

Awarded GrantsBelow is a listing of our awarded grants that tackle big food and agriculture challenges.

111 Grants found

Crop Recovery of Fertilizer Nitrogen & Soil Nitrous Oxide Leakage as Influenced by Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers

Mitigating Ammonia & Nitrous Oxide Emissions, Identifying Microbial Drivers & Improving Nitrogen Loss & Uptake Predictions with the Denitrification Decomposition Model

Optimizing Nitrogen & Phosphorus Fertilizer Efficiency in Southern U.S. Cropping Systems Using Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers & Cover Crops

Nitrogen Mass Balance Approach to Evaluating the Performance of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers in Corn-Soybean Production System with Cover Crop

Integrating Enhanced Efficiency Phosphorus Products & Best Management Practices to Improve Use Efficiency & Reduce Surface & Subsurface Losses

Implementing the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium Assessment Framework to Evaluate Nitrogen Fertilizer Use Efficiency for Tile-Drained Cropping Systems

Optimization of Enhanced-Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizer in Desert Soils: Characterizing the Performance of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers Under Different Rates, Timing & Mode of Application

Smarter Fertilization: Integrating Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers & Nitrogen Management Strategies for Optimized Yield, Nutrient Efficiency & Environmental Stewardship in Midwest Corn Systems

Evaluating Nitrogen Fixing Microbial Products in Corn Under Varying Environmental Conditions

Increasing Nutrient Use Efficiency & Reducing Environmental Loss Through Advanced Plant Nutrition Practices & Products in Kansas

The Agricultural Nitrogen Use Efficiency Platform (AgNUE)

Outcome-Based Identification of Best Agronomic Practices to Reduce N Footprint in Agroecosystems

Grassland Futures: Transboundary and Transdisciplinary Insights for Mitigating Grassland Conversion

Kernza® Supply Chain from Farm to Fork: Building Systems to Trace the Ecological, Nutritional and Community Benefits of Kernza® Production in Fields and Food Products

Advancing Soil Carbon Solutions through an Ecosystem Modeling and Data Consortium

Irrigation Innovation Consortium Funds Seven Research Projects

FoodShot Global Challenge #1 Innovating Soil 3.0, Deep Dive GroundBreaker Prize (Colorado)

Row Crops to Perennial Pasture: Feeding the World, Conserving Water, Enhancing Soil and Safeguarding the Climate

Building Agroecosystem Soil Health to Adapt to Climate and Regulatory Realities while Protecting Rural Community Health

Leveraging multi-scale datasets and modeling tools for improved soil health and carbon management

Next-generation Sustainable Weed Management Enabled by Micro-targeted Legged Robots

Electrochemically Assisted Biological Nitrogen Fixation for Distributed & Sustainable Fertilizer Production

Determinants of Persistent Cover Crop Adoption and Dis-Adoption to Inform More Effective Farmer Incentives for Durable Adoption

FoodShot Global Challenge #4 Water GroundBreaker Prize (Indiana)

FoodShot Global Challenge #4 Water GroundBreaker Prize (Arizona)

Better Deal for Data

Advancing Knowledge and Adoption of Climate-Smart Practices in Semi-Arid Perennial Cropping Systems

UC Davis Receives FFAR Grant to Help Improve Vineyard Soil Health

Improving Soil Health on Vineyards

FFAR Awards Grant to Reduce Water Waste in Crop Irrigation

Protecting Soil Health & Food Safety in Almond Orchards

Transforming Wastewater to Crop Fertilizer

Increasing Motivation and Promoting Persistence in Farmer Conservation

Novel Farmer-to-Farmer Learning Approaches to Cultivate a Culture of Conservation in the Mississippi River Basin

Advancing DEI in Sharing Carbon & Ecosystems Services Information

Enhancing Tools to Model Climate and Environmental Impacts in Organic Agriculture Systems

University of Wisconsin-Madison Organic Grain Resource and Information Network

Equipping Conservation Professionals and Farmers with Tools to Deliver Edge of Field Practices

A Multi-Source Remote Sensing-Based Framework & Decision-Support Tool for Flash Droughts & Floods Under Climate Change

Scaling Quantified and Verified Soil Health, Climate and Natural Resources Outcomes from U.S. Agriculture in an Innovative Ecosystem Services Market Program

Using Solar Panels to Enhance Groundwater

Integrating On-farm Solar Arrays to Enhance Groundwater Resources, Produce Energy & Diversify Farm Income

Protecting Florida Corn from Tar Spot Outbreak

A Deeper Dive: Linking Below-Ground Soil & Water Quality with Above-Ground Productivity in Organic Systems to Enhance Economic Viability & Ecosystem Resiliency

Iowa State University Organic Agriculture Program (ISU OAP)

Investigating the re-integration of organic food crops & animal production on above & belowground diversity, soil health, farm resilience & food safety.

Rodale Institution

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Kalona Regenerative Network Producer Education Training Program

A new methods of managing human waste for improved soil health, carbon sequestration, contaminant removal, and social acceptability

Increasing Water Productivity, Soil Carbon, and Sustainability of Integrated Multi-Crop Systems Using Field-Scale Research

Integration of Agroforestry as a Transformative Solution to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Organic Farms

OATS (Organic Agronomy Training Service)

FoodShot Global Challenge #3 Bioactive Foods GroundBreaker Prize (Champaign, Illinois)

Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) Reinvestment

Performance-Based Financing Models for Sustainable Water Management in the Great Lakes Basin

FoodShot Global Challenge #3 Bioactive Foods GroundBreaker Prize (Maryland)

FoodShot Global Challenge #3 Bioactive Foods GroundBreaker Prize (Massachusetts)

Expanding OpTIS, a remote sensing tool to accelerate soil health and climate-smart practices

Cotton-Based Precision Irrigation Improves Sustainability

Plant-Based Precision Irrigation Management for Improved System-Level Sustainability

Tuskegee University Endowment

Grant Quantifies Farm Risk Mitigation Through Improved Soil Health

Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) Grazing Research in the U.S. Northern Great Plains

Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) Grazing Research in the U.S. Southeast

Expanding development of a predictive model to quantify the risk reduction associated with specific soil health practices for use by private & public lenders & insurers to incentivize the transition to resilient, climate-smart agriculture

FFAR-OCP Disruptive Fertilizer Technology Fellowship First Cohort

Dairy, Soil & Water Regeneration Grant Promotes Integrated Research to Support Dairy Industry Commitment to Sustainability

U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative: Improving Dairy On-Farm Sustainability through Improved Soil Health and Manure Management

Mapping Trees in Future Climates: Integrating Knowledge, Data and Tools to Enhance Agroforestry Adoption for Climate Resilience

Kansas State University Provides Data on Nitrogen Management Practices in the Great Plains

Nitrogen SAVings through soil hEalth (NSAVE): Leveraging regenerative agriculture to reduce nitrogen inputs, increase farmer profits & mitigate climate change

Quantifying the Advantages of Multi-Paddock (AMP) Grazing in the U.S. Southeast & Northern Great Plains

AgMission/Precision Conservation Management MOU

FFAR Grant Examines Management Practices Effect on Soil Health

FoodShot Global Challenge #2 Precision Protein, Deep Dive GroundBreaker Prize (South Carolina)

FFAR and OFRF Renew Partnership to Improve Soil Health Research

Awarded Grants
Below is a listing of our awarded grants that tackle big food and agriculture challenges.