Year Awarded 2025
FFAR award amount $986,462
Total award amount $2,003,394
Location Moundridge, KS
Program Seeding Solutions
Matching Funders Wichita State University, 40 Century Grain, Inc., Merge Impact, NETZRO, Saltine Food, Colorado Malting Co, Denver Distillery LLC, Easy Modular Manufacturing, Sustain-A-Grain, Inc., Service Press, Artisan Naan Bakery, Boot Hill Distillery, LLC, Farmer Direct Foods, Sandhills Brewing, Midland Railroad Hotel, The FARM and The Odd Fellows, Smoky Valley Distillery, Prairy, The Land Institute, Perennial Agriculture Project, Perennial Spirits.
Grantee Institution Sustain-A-Grain
Food and beverage companies have expressed interest in Kernza, which became commercially available in 2016; however, demand for Kernza supply chain has remained small over the last decade and has yet to reach the scale needed for broader adoption. Sustain-A-Grain researchers are developing a traceable supply chain framework for Kernza to aid grain producers and food companies.