Making progress on the challenges facing North Carolina\u2019s largest agricultural sector \u2014 food animal production and processing \u2014 will require expertise from a variety of scientists, veterinarians and industry professionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s the idea behind new collaborative grants for animal agriculture and workforce development being funded by NC State University\u2019s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). Brief pre-proposals are due Sept. 15. Finalists will submit full proposals by Nov. 1, and funding for successful interdisciplinary teams will be available in early 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The grants are the latest step for the Food Animal Initiative<\/a> (FAI), a joint effort between CALS and NC State\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine, said CALS Dean Garey Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnimal-based protein and products will be key to providing a sustainable food supply for generations to come. Our goal with the Food Animal Initiative is to create interdisciplinary teams to continue to advance the food-animal industry,\u201d Fox said. \u201cThese grants are structured to bring scientists from multiple disciplines together to collaborate with industry partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n One-year awards of up to $50,000 will help implement solutions to challenges in the food animal industry. Two-year grants of up to $125,000 will expand the reach of successful projects with demonstrated impact. Awards may be made in five areas identified in an Economic Development Study that FAI commissioned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each funded project will be led by a CALS researcher but must include scientists from other disciplines, with preference given to proposals with partners in industry and the College of Veterinary Medicine. Every proposal must include a workforce development component that involves students in two- or four-year undergraduate, graduate or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have ambitious goals: to produce scientific breakthroughs that can be implemented quickly and to produce well-trained future employees to meet the needs of North Carolina\u2019s livestock and poultry industries,\u201d Fox said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Grant details and proposal submission links are available on the Advancing Food Animal Innovation and Talent Development Grants webpage<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n\n\n\n Making progress on the challenges facing North Carolina\u2019s largest agricultural sector \u2014 food animal production and processing \u2014 will require expertise from a variety of scientists, veterinarians and industry professionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s the idea behind new collaborative grants for animal agriculture and workforce development being funded by NC State University\u2019s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). Brief pre-proposals are due Sept. 15. Finalists will submit full proposals by Nov. 1, and funding for successful interdisciplinary teams will be available in early 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n