By Travis Cleven
May 20, 2021 | 4:53 AM
This week the Department of Agriculture announced a $2.3 million investment, which is a part of the USDA Small Business Innovation Research Program. The money was split into three separate sections by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
First, there were eight grants for small businesses to improve plant production and protection totaling $812,900. Second, there were another eight grants totaling $797,600 for animal production and protection. Last, there was a total of $706,100 that went to seven grants for conserving natural resources.
When it comes to plant production projects, they plan to use the money for research into domestic vanilla production, blueberry pollinators, and plant-based proteins. For animal production grants, they’ll be used for vaccine research, testing the quality of animal feed, and data on herd productivity. The conservation grants will go towards fertilizer and irrigation research.
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USDA s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will invest more than $2.3 million as part of the USDA Small Business Innovation Research Program. The investments:
8 grants totaling $812,939 to small businesses to improve plant production and protection,
7 awards totaling $706,120 for conserving natural resources.
“NIFA’s Small Business Innovation Research program stimulates technological innovations in the private sector and strengthens the role of federal research and development in support of small businesses,” said NIFA director Dr. Carrie Castille. “This program also fosters and encourages participation by women-owned and socially or economically disadvantaged small businesses.”
Plant Production and Protection
Examples of funded Plant Production and Protection (Biology) Small Business Innovation Research projects include: