SMART Broiler

SMART Broiler is developing technologies to objectively assess broiler chickens’ welfare in commercial facilities.
SMART Broiler is developing technologies to objectively assess broiler chickens’ welfare in commercial facilities.

Program Contact

Nikki Dutta
ndutta@foundationfar.org

Development Contact

Lauren Hershey
lhershey@foundationfar.org

This program is not accepting applications.

SMART Broiler is offering multiple grants totaling $4 million to the individual or group who successfully develops technologies that objectively assess welfare indicators in commercial broiler chicken facilities.

SMART Broiler Awarded Grants

FlockFocus Camera-Based Technology Advances Broiler Chicken Welfare 

Year Awarded  2022

Total award amount   $1,000,000

Location   Belfast, Northern Ireland

Program   SMART Broiler

Matching Funders   McDonald’s Corporation

Audio-Based Monitoring Technology Advances Broiler Chicken Welfare 

Year Awarded  2022

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Atlanta, GA

Program   SMART Broiler

Matching Funders   McDonald’s Corporation

OPTICFLOCK Camera/Computer System Advances Broiler Chicken Welfare 

Year Awarded  2022

Total award amount   $325,000

Location   Oxford, United Kingdom

Program   SMART Broiler

Matching Funders   McDonald’s Corporation

The Latest

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The latest news and updates from FFAR.

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SMART Broiler Phase II Grant Advances Broiler Chicken Welfare

FFAR Announces SMART Broiler Winners, with McDonald’s

USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation Sponsors $200,000 for FFAR-Funded Research that Benefits the Poultry Industry

FFAR Announces $4M Animal Welfare Technology Research Initiative, In Partnership With McDonald’s

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