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Pollinator Health Fund
We developed the Pollinator Health Fund to combat the economic and environmental impacts of declining pollinator populations in the U.S. and aid in pollinator recovery.
We developed the Pollinator Health Fund to combat the economic and environmental impacts of declining pollinator populations in the U.S. and aid in pollinator recovery.
Pollinator Health Fund Awarded Grants
Developing Public School Curricula and Training High School Students and Teachers as Ambassadors for Pollinator Protection
Year Awarded 2018
FFAR award amount $297,499
Total award amount $594,998
Location West Lafayette, IN
Program Pollinator Health Fund
Matching Funders Purdue University
Grantee Institution Purdue University
Impact of Prairie on Reducing Interacting Stressors on Pollinator Health
Year Awarded 2018
FFAR award amount $503,028
Total award amount $1,006,343
Location Ames, Iowa
Program Pollinator Health Fund
Matching Funders Bayer CropScience LP, DuPont Pioneer, Iowa State University Foundation, Syngenta LLC, Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Iowa State University
Grantee Institution Iowa State University
The Effect of Farm Management and Floral Foraging Traits on Exposure of Crop Pollinators to The Multiple Interacting Stressors of Pesticides, Parasites and Inadequate Nutrition
Year Awarded 2018
FFAR award amount $490,356
Total award amount $980,712
Location Riverside, CA
Program Pollinator Health Fund
Matching Funders Hillary Sardinas, Ponisio and Woodard Start-up Funds, University of California (UC) Riverside College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, UC Riverside Department of Entomology, UC Riverside Research and Economic Development Office
Grantee Institution University of California Riverside
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FFAR’s Rapid Response Grant Addresses Red Crown Rot in Soybeans
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