Grant-Funded Projects
Frequently used acronyms
CAR = Crops at Risk
CIG = Conservation Innovation Grant
NIFA = National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NRCS = National Resources Conservation Service
NRI = National Research Initiative
NSF = National Science Foundation
OREI = Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
SARE = USDA Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education
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| Project Title | Researchers | Funding Source | Amount | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems-based integrated program for enhancing the sustainability of antibiotic-restricted poultry production | Co-PI: Liang, Kathleen | Univ. of Connecticut prime, $10,000,000 USDA NIFA Sustainable Ag Systems Grant | $760,000 | 2020-2025 |
| Rapid Return On Investment: Defining Rates Of Soil Health Improvement During Organic Transition In The Southeast | Co-PI's: Woodley, Alexander, Lake Ricker, Matthew Clark Kulesza, Stephanie Brooke, Heitman, Joshua | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $473,871 | 2020-2023 |
| Open Field Agrivoltaics with an Innovative Spectral Beam Splitting Solar Collector | PI: Ricardo, Hernandez | United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fund (BARD) | $155,000 | 2020-2023 |
| Genomic Breeding Strategies to Preserve Genetic Diversity and increase robustness | Co-PI's: Maltecca, Christian, Maestri, Francesco T | Select Sires, Inc. | $105,680 | 2020-2022 |
| COVID-19 Impacts on the NC Food System and Investment Opportunities to Build Resilience | Co-PI's:Piner, Abbey, Creamer, Nancy | Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Development of Deep Neural Network for detection of aquatic weeds | Co-PI's: Richardson, Robert J, Leon, Ramon Gonzalo | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USDA | $56,511 | 2020-2021 |
| Biochemical Targets for Weed Growth Suppression | Co-PI's: Leon, Ramon Gonzalo, Lewis, Ramsey S. | OerthBio | $50,000 | 2020-2021 |
| Improving the Welfare and Productivity of Lactating Sows During Heat Stress Events Through Genomics | PI: Maestri, Francesco T | Purdue University (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $47,785 | 2020-2023 |
| Expand Local Meat Processing Capacity, Resilience, And Viability For Nc Farmers, Processors, And Staff Through Targeted Technical Assistance. | Co-PI's: Blacklin, Sarah Elizabeth, Creamer, Nancy G., Menius, Lee Alan | Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation | $30,000 | 2020-2021 |
| Training and Awareness Building: Youth, Food, and Climate Resilience | Co-PI's: Stout, Robyn Deanne, Ukah, Bevelyn Afor, Creamer, Nancy G | Triangle Community Foundation | $25,000 | 2020-2021 |
| Integrating cattle farming, mushroom production and abundant corn stover for year-round farm profitability | Co-PI: Obed Quaicoe | USDA – NIFA (AFRI) | $500,000 | 2019-2022 |
| Integrative Research for Sustainable Crucifer Production: Pest Management, Soil Health and Profitability | PI: Obed Quaicoe | USDA NIFA Evans-Allen Grant | $335,134 | 2019-2020 |
| Exploring whether changing the retail environment through 'bundling' can reduce health inequities in the WIC nutrition program for women and children | PI: Lindsey Haynes-Maslow | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | $250,000 | 2020-2022 |
| Small Farmers’ Readiness to Adopt and Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Value-Added | PI: Obed Quaicoe | USDA NIFA Evans-Allen Grant | $241,599 | 2019-2020 |
| Turning Profit$ by Growing Ethnic Crops | PI: Katheen Liang | NCDA&CS, Specialty Crop Program | $40,000 | 2020-2022 |
| A Multi-tactic Approach for Minimizing Palmer Amaranth Seedbank Replenishment in Cotton | Co-PI's: Ramon Leon Gonzalez, Charles Cahoon Jr. | Cotton, Inc. | $23,000 | 2020 |
| FYI Summer Gathering | Co-PI's: Bevelyn Ukah, Robyn Stout, Nancy Creamer | ALCES Foundation | $12,500 | 2020 |
| Impact of Long-Term Manure Application on Corn Nitrogen Needs | Co-PI's: Stephanie Kulesza, Alexander Woodley, Luciano Colpo Gatiboni | Corn Growers Association of NC, Inc. | $11,814 | 2020-2021 |
| Statewide Farm to School Capacity Building (COVID-19) | PI: Tessa Thraves | Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation | $8,000 | 2020-2021 |
| Connecting for Impact: A Network of Food Councils Activating Lasting Change (COVID -19) | PI: Abbey Piner | Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation | $8,000 | 2020-2021 |
| Improved Nutrient Cycling through Better Feed Management | PI: Stephanie Ward | NC SARE – Specialist Award | $3,500 | 2020 |
| Central Community Kitchens | PI: Caroline Stover | Duke Endowment | $2,000 | 2020 |
| A Multifaceted Approach to Production and Pest Management in Organic Sweetpotato Systems | Co-PI's: Katherine Jennings, David Suchoff, Alexander Woodley, Anders Huseth, Lina Quesada, Jonathan Schuiltheis | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $920,490 | 2019-2022 |
| Agroecology Scholars Program in Research and Extension (ASPIRE) for Diversity | Co-PI's: Angel Cruz, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, David Suchoff, Alexander Woodley, Alexandria Graves, Nancy Creamer, Koralalage Jayaratne | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $359,524 | 2019-2023 |
| Developing Cover Crop Decision Support Tools and Meta-analysis for NRCS and the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest Cover Crop Councils | PI: Christopher Reberg-Horton | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - Agriculture Research Service | $148,545 | 2019-2024 |
| Mariculture Tourism: Cultivating Consumer Demand & Coastal Community Supply | Co-PI's: Whitney Knollenberg, Jane Harrison, Carla Barbieri | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Prime--US Dept. of Commerce (DOC)) | $119,784 | 2019-2021 |
| Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program: CEFS Long Term Systems Research: Providing the Building Blocks for Resilient Food Production Systems | Co-PI's: Christopher Reberg-Horton, Dara Bloom, Alexander Woodley, Ramon Leon, Wayne Robarge, Alan Franzluebbers, Shuijin Hu | University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $100,000 | 2019-2020 |
| Improving Welfare And Disease Management On Organic Dairy Herds Through Fly Control | Co-PI's: David Watswon, Stephanie Ward, Kevin Anderson | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $49,907 | 2019-2020 |
| Utilizing Genomic Information to Increase Robustness and Minimize the Unfavorable Effects of Inbreeding in the Angus Population | Co-PI's: Christian Maltecca, Francesco Maestri | American Angus Association | $45,000 | 2019-2020 |
| Empowering Mountain Food Systems | Co-PI's: Ronald Walker, Laura Lauffer, Nanyc Creamer, Krystal Chojnacki | Cherokee Preservation Foundation | $35,587 | 2019-2020 |
| NC Leadership for Women in the Beef Industry; Farm Safety During Storm Recovery | Co-PI's: Matthew Poore, April Shaeffer, Deidre Harmon, Johnny Rogers | University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $11,974 | 2019-2020 |
| Utilization of Deltamethrin Infused Fencing to Reduce Impact of Flies on Dairy Operations | Co-Pi's: David Watson, Stephanie Ward | North Carolina Dairy Producers Association (NCDPA) | $4,420 | 2019-2020 |
| First Table: A Planning Grant to Support the Expansion of Central Kitchens to Supply Healthier Meals to Child Care Providers in Rural North Carolina Communities | Co-PI's Caroline Stover, Nancy Creamer, Dara Bloom | Child Care Services Association (Prime--Duke Endowment) | $4,000 | 2019-2020 |
| Enhancing the Sustainability of US Cropping Systems through Cover Crops and an Innovative Information and Technology Network | Co-PI’s: Chris Reberg-Horton, Ramon Gonzalez, Alex Woodley. | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - Agriculture Research Service) | $9,994,404 | 2019-2024 |
| Expanding Farming Benchmarking Result$ Through Multi-State Collaborations And Mentoring | Co-PI: Kathleen Liang - Lead Institution: University of Missouri | USDA- NIFA | $500,000 | 2019-2020 |
| Southern Region SARE Sustainable Agriculture Training Programs - PDP - 2019-2020 Model State Program - Program Assistant | PI: Chris Reberg-Horton | (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $33,333 | 2019-2020 |
| SNAP-Ed Steps to Health FY19 Proposal | Co-PI's: Lindesy Maslow, Patricia Dunn, Carolyn Bird, Anne Hardison - Moody, Dara Bloom, Michael Edwards, Gretchen Hofing, Koralalage Jayaratne | NC Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Services (USDA FNS)) | $2,209,735 | 2018-2019 |
| EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems: Cultivating a Profitable Local Food Industry Cluster through Entrepreneurial and Business Support, Infrastructure Development, Training, Leadership Development and Capacity Building | Co-PI's: Laura Lauffer, Nancy Creamer, Krystal Chojnacki, Abbey Piner, Carla Barbieri, Robyn Stout, Sarah Blacklin, Bevelyn Ukah, Tessa Thraves, Whitney Knollenberg | Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) | $1,100,000 | 2019-2022 |
| Examining Food Insecurity in Rural America: A Qualitative Study | PI: Lindsey Maslow | Share Our Strength (Prime--Corporation for National and Community Service) | $125,000 | 2018-2019 |
| Effectively Using Permanent and Temporary Electric Fence Technology: Adviser Training to Support Producers Implementing Adaptive Grazing Management. | Co-PI's: Matt Poore, Johnny Rogers, Deidre Harmon | Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) | $79,954 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Statewide Systemic Change in the Food System: A Path to Environmental Health and Sustainability, Social and Economic Justice, and Community-Based Democracy | Co-PI's: Nancy Creamer, Abbey Piner, Angel Cruz | Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation | $75,000 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Understanding Tradeoffs for Cover Crop Deployment in Organic Sweet Potato | Co-PI's: Anders Huseth, Alec Woodley | Southern Region IPM Center | $29,990 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Uncovering Winter Crop Effect on Soybean Production in North Carolina | Co-PI's: Rachel Vann, Alex Woodley, David Jordan | NC Soybean Producers Association, Inc. | $25,926 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Evaluating Benefits of Winter Annual Cover Crop Systems for Organic Sweet Potato in North Carolina | Co-PI's: Alex Woodley, Anders Huseth, Chris Reberg-Horton | Organic Farming Research Foundation | $19,878 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Community Food Share Project | PI: Dara Bloom | Farmer Foodshare (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $14,962 | 2018 - 2021 |
| Examining the Impact of North Carolina's Statewide Healthy Food Small Retailer Policy on Diet-Related Outcomes in Rural Food Deserts | Co-PI's: Lindsey Maslow, Kathryn Boys | UNC - East Carolina University (Prime--Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) | $14,796 | 2018 - 2019 |
| Evaluating Cow-calf Production Efficiency By Comparing Mature Cow Weight and Calf Weaning Weight | Co-PI's: Matt Poore, Deidre Harmon, Johnny Rogers | NC Cattlemen's Association | $6,972 | 2019 |
| Determination of Cow and Calf Stress Associated with Different Weaning Strategies | Co-PI's: Carrie Pickworth, Matt Poore, Deidre Harmon | NC Cattlemen's Association | $6,750 | 2019 |
| Utilizing Craft Brewing Side Streams of Trub, Hops, and Yeast Mix (THYM) as a Novel Feed Additive and an Alternative to Monensin in Beef Cattle Diets | Co-PI's: Deidre Harmon, Matt Poore, Johnny Rogers, April Shaeffer | NC Cattlemen's Association | $6,710 | 2019 |
| Comparison of Stocker Cattle Performance on Two Double-Crop Forage Systems | Co-PI's: Carrie Pickworth, Diedre Harmon, Matt Poore, Joan Eisemann | NC Cattlemen's Association | $6,300 | 2019 |
| Utilizing Cool-Season Annual Grasses and Grass-Legume Mixtures for Grazing and Silage | Co-PI's: Deidre Harmon, Matt Poore, Johnny Rogers, April Shaeffer | NC Cattlemen's Association | $6,236 | 2019 |
| Whole Cottonseed and Cotton Gin Byproduct for Beef Cattle | Co-PI's: Matt Poore, Deidre Harmon, Carrie Pickworth | NC Cattlemen's Association | $6,230 | 2019 |
| Effects of Cover Crops and Tillage on Long-Term Tillage Plots | Co-PI's: Deanna Osmond, Alex Woodley, Joshua Heitman | Corn Growers Association of NC, Inc. | $6,000 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Targeted Risk Management Training at the Carolina Meat Conference for New Meat Producers | Co-PI's: Sarah Blacklin, Nancy Creamer | University of Arkansas (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Young Scholar Enhancement Grant: Incorporating Experiential Learning into 4-H Youth Camps | Co-PI's: Rebecca Dunning, Dara Bloom | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $3,889 | 2019 |
| Forage Distribution, Yield, and Nutritive Value of 5 Commercially Available Crabgrass Varieties Established Either Broadcasted or No-Till Drilled | Co-PI's: Deidre Harmon, Matt Poore, April Scaeffer, Johnny Rogers | NC Cattlemen's Association | $3,499 | 2019 |
| NSF Coupled Natural Systems and Human Systems – An Integrated Approach to Alleviate Food Deserts | Co-PI's: Manoj Jha (PI, A&T), Kathleen Liang (A&T), Lyubov A Kurkalova (A&T), Leila Hashemi Beni (A&T), Gregory H. Monty (A&T), Tim Mulrooney (NCCU) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $750,000 | 2018-2021 |
| Enhancing the Value of the National Farm Financial Benchmarking Database | Co-PI: Robert Craven (PI, University of Minnesota), Dale Nordquist (University of Minnesota), Kathleen Liang (A&T) | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | $400,000 | 2018-2019 |
| Developing Beginning Farmers with Socially Disadvantaged Group | Co-PI's: Kathleen Liang (Collaborator) | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | $200,000 | 2018-2020 |
| Does Organic Farming Promote Soil Microbial Communities with High Nitrogen use Efficiency in Acidic Southeastern US Soils? | Co-PI's: Shuijin Hu, Chris Reberg-Horton, Wayne Robarge, Alex Woodley | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $500,000 | 2018-2020 |
| Southern Regional SARE Professional Development Program - Model State Program Assistant | PI: Chris Reberg-Horton | University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $55,555 | 2018-2019 |
| AgVETS - OCIF Incubator Farm Grant 2018 Evaluation | Co-PI's: Susan Jakes, Becky Bowen, Rebecca Dunning | Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $24,997 | 2018-2021 |
| “Spiraling-Up”: Using Ripple Effect Mapping to Evaluate an Extension Volunteer Program’s Impact on Social Capital in Rural Areas | PI: Jessica Dara Bloom | Rural Sociological Society | $4,527 | 2018-2019 |
| A Comprehensive Approach to Growing Successful Beginning Meat Producers | Co-PI’s: Sarah Blacklin, Nancy Creamer, Rebecca Dunning, Matthew Poore, Robert Branan, Margaret Bell Ross, Robyn Stout, Silvana Pietrosemoli, Alan Franzleubbers | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $599,020 | 2018-2021 |
| Farm Labor Management and Decision Making | Co-PI: Kathleen Liang | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $500,000 | 2018-2021 |
| Determining Baseline Losses in Specialty Crop Production and Understanding Supply-Chain Constraints to Total Utility | Co-PI’s: Rebecca Dunning, Lisa Johnson | World Wildlife Fund | $150,000 | 2018-2019 |
| Revitalizing Urban and Rural Communities via Small Business Entrepreneurship and Re-investment in Idle Resources | Co-PI: Kathleen Liang | Purdue University Diversity Transformation Collaboration program | $7,000 | 2018-2019 |
| National Farm to School Network Partner to Partner Mentor Program | PI: Tessa Thraves | Tides Foundation – National Farm to School Network | $4,000 | 2018 |
| Cover crops: The Cornerstone of Water Management in The Face of Increasing Demand and A Changing Climate | PI: Chris Reberg-Horton | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $5,190,616 | 2018-2022 |
| CREST Center for Bioenergy, Phase II | Co-PI's: Shahbazi, Schimmel, Ilias, Wang, Kuila, Kabadi, Lou, Arvamudhan (JSNN) | National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | $5,000,000 | 2018-2022 |
| Connecting for Impact: A Network of Food Councils Activating Lasting Change | Co-PI's: Abbey Piner, Shorlette Ammons, Margaret Knight | Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation | $2,018,000 | 2018-2022 |
| North Carolina Farm to Childcare: State Level Change in North Carolina as a Model for the Nation | Co-PI's: Nancy Creamer, Dara Bloom, Joanna Lelekacs, Lucy Bradley, Tessa Thraves, Rebecca Dunning, Caroline Stover, Rajade Berry-James, Shorlette Ammons | W. K. Kellogg Foundation | $675,000 | 2018-2020 |
| Product Liability and Product Contamination Insurance: Improving Food Safety, Ensuring Market Access, and Boosting Profitability for Specialty Crop Producers | Co-PI's: Kathryn Boys, Barry Goodwin, Rebecca Dunning | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $499,079 | 2018-2022 |
| Developing an Innovative Peer Mentoring Model through an Agroecology and Sustainable Food System Ambassador Program | PI: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno | NC State – CALS Dean’s Enrichment Grant Program | $18,900 | 2018-2020 |
| Improving Strategies for Hunger Relief and Food Security Using Computational Data Science | Co-PI's: Lauren Davis, Seong-Tae Kim, Kenrette Jefferson-Moore, Steven Jiang, Albert Esterline | National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | $3,000,000 | 2017-2022 |
| Ginger Propagation and Production Protocol Development for Niche Markets | Co-PI's: Gouchen Yang, Sanjun Gu | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $864,771 | 2017-2020 |
| Statewide Farm to School Capacity Building | PI: Tessa Thraves | Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation | $855,000 | 2017-2021 |
| Strengthening Local Food Systems Through Children: The Role of Agritourism in Agricultural Literacy and Purchasing Behaviors of Local Foods | Co-PI's: Carla Barbieri, Kthryn Stevenson, Whitney Grace Knollenberg | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $499,536 | 2017-2021 |
| Farm Benchmarking Financial Management | Co-PI: Kathleen Liang (NC A&T Subaward); Lead Insitution: University of Vermont | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture - AFRI | $485,000 | 2018 |
| Optimization of the Indoor production of selected specialty crops to increase concentration of health related phytochemicals. -- Proof of concept | Co-PI's: Ricardo Hernandez, Penelope Perkins-Veazie | Access Business Group LLC | $315,446 | 2018-2020 |
| Entrepreneurial Strategies and Regional Food Network | PI: Kathleen Liang | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | $265,033 | 2017-2019 |
| Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program | Co-PI's: Chris Reberg-Horton, Jessica Dara Bloom, Sarah Bowen, Shuijin Hu | University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $100,000 | 2017-2019 |
| Center for Environmental Farming Systems: Local Food Policy Council of NC Achieving Equitable Community Economic Development Project | PI: Nancy Creamer | Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation | $40,000 | 2017-2018 |
| NCSU - Sustaining Networks, Leadership, and Local Food Markets for Historically-Underserved Populations at NC Universities | PI: Robyn Stout | Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation | $25,000 | 2017-2019 |
| Piedmont Progressive Farmers Food Hub Organizational Development and Feasibility Study | Co-PI's: Becky Bowen, Rebecca Dunning | Piedmont Progressive Farmers Group (PPFG) | $21,770 | 2017-2018 |
| Childcare Outdoors as Active Food System: Effectiveness of POD Gardening Component | Co-PIs: Nilda Cosco, Robin Moore, Jessica Dara Bloom, Lora Goodell, Lucy Bradley, Daowen Zhang | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $988,645 | 2017-2022 |
| A Multi-Level Approach to Prevent Obesity: Extension and Engagement in Four North Carolina Counties | Co-PI's: Anne Hardison-Moody, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Jessica Dara Bloom, Michael Schulman, Lorelei Jones, Patricia Dunn, Sarah Bowen, Jason Bocarro, Micael Kanters, James Hipp, Michael Edwards, Myron Flyod, Cintia Aguilar, Jill Kuhlberg, Lindsay Elliott | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Prime--US Dept. of Health & Human Services (DHHS)) | $773,677 | 2016-2017 |
| A Supply Chain Approach to Finding Win-Win Sustainable Solutions for Edible but Unharvested Produce | Co-PIs: Rebecca Dunning, Lisa Johnson, Nancy Creamer, Michael Boyette, Kathryn Boys, Jessica Dara Bloom | University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $219,971 | 2017-2019 |
| Creating Long-Term Solutions to Advance Farmer Profitability and Market Capacity for NC Pastured Meats | Co-PIs: Sarah Blacklin, Rebecca Dunning, Sheila Neal | Golden Leaf Foundation | $151,405 | 2016-2018 |
| Recruiting, Retention and Education for Urban and Community Horticulture through Experiential Learning, Scholarships and Partnerships | Co-PIs: Guochen Yang, Sanjun Gu | University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $147,000 | 2017-2020 |
| Moving Regional Food Systems Toward Sustainability: An Adaptive and Interactive Online Course in Local Food System Development for NC, SC, and VA Extension Agents and Other Service Providers | CO-PIs: Joanna Lelekacs, Jessica Dara Bloom | University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $79,985 | 2017-2019 |
| Connecting NC Agriculture and Healthcare: A Nutrition Education Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program to Support Healthier Diets and Local Farm | Co-PIs: Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, NC State University (NCSU PI); Nancy Creamer, NCSU; Amy Lanou, UNC Asheville (UNCA); Ben Aiken, MAHEC Family Medicine Residency Program, Asheville; Rebecca Dunning, NCSU Kathryn Boys, NCSU; Amir Barzin, UNC-CH Family Medicine; Laurel Sisler, UNC-CH Family Medicine; Avril Rowderdink, UNC Healthcare; Brad Wilson UNC School of Medicine | UNC System Inter-Institutional (agency) | $72,500 | 2017-2018 |
| Southern Region SARE Professional Development - Model State Program – Assistant | PI: Chris Reberg-Horton | University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $55,555 | 2017-2018 |
| Instruction of a USDA Sponsored Course - Pastureland Ecology I | Co-PIs: Matthew Poore, Paul Siciliano, April Shaeffer, Johnny Rogers | US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) | $53,368 | 2017 |
| Southeast Cattle Handling for Women Producers: Advanced BQA Training and Farm Safety | Co-PIs: Matthew Poore, April Shaeffer, Harrison Dudley | University of Arkansas (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $49,998 | 2017-2018 |
| Renewable Resources Extension Funds for developing programs to support small family farms and woodlands | PI: Joshua Idassi | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $13,500 | 2017-2018 |
| Understanding Labor Issues for Small and Medium Sized Farms | Co-PI: Kathleen Liang (Subaward at NC A&T); Lead Institution: University of Vermont. | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture- AFRI | $500,000 | 2016-2020 |
| Center for Environmental Farming Systems: Local Food Policy Council of NC Achieving Equitable Community Economic Development Project | PI: Nancy Creamer | Z Smith Reynolds Foundation | $40,000 | 2016-2018 |
| New Tools for Cover Crop Research | PI: Chris Reberg-Horton | Environmental Defense Fund | $25,000 | 2016-2017 |
| Potential for Differential Somatic Cell Count (dSCC) to Predict Mastitis Incidence | Co-PIs: Christian Maltecca, Kevin Anderson, Steven Washburn | North Carolina Dairy Producers Association (NCDPA) | $6,993 | 2016-2017 |
| Impact of Protein Supplementation on Health Performance of Weaned Beef Calves Consuming Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue | Co-PI's: Carrie Pickworth, Daniel Poole, Matthew Poore | NC Cattlemen's Association | $6,990 | 2017 |
| Developing Renovation Strategies for Toxic Infected Tall Fescue that Best Manages for Profitability, Animal Performance and Soil Health of the Production System | Co-PI's: Matthew Poore, Daniel Poole, Miguel Castillo | NC Cattlemen's Association | $6,954 | 2017 |
| Effects of Starch Level Fed to Cattle During Pasture Finishing on Growth, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality | Co-PIs: Matthew Poore, Carrie Pickworth | NC Cattlemen's Association | $6,914 | 2017 |
| The Effect of Light Quality on Blueberry Seed Germination | Co-PIs: Ricardo Hernandez, Hamid Ashrafi, Jessica Spencer | NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc (Prime--NC Blueberry Council) | $5,846 | 2017-2018 |
| NC Choices' Carolina Meat Conference | PI: Sarah Blacklin | University of Arkansas (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $5,000 | 2017 |
| CEFS support of Farm to Pre/School: Building Coalition and Network Capacity | PI: Tessa Thraves | National Farm to School Network | $4,000 | 2017-2019 |
| CSU Livestock/Forage Educational Booth at the NC Cattlemen's Conference | Co-PIs: Matthew Poore, Harrison Dudley, April Shaeffer, Johnny Rogers, Daniel Poole | NC Cattlemen's Association | $3,780 | 2017 |
| Mobile and On-farm Vegetable Dehydration Demonstration Units | Co-PIs: Michael Boyette, Lisa Johnson | NC Vegetable Growers Association | $2,000 | 2016-2017 |
| Community Food Strategies (CFS): Facilitating Food Sovereignty through Food Policy Council Support and Development | Co-PIs: Piner Abbey, Nancy Creamer | W. K. Kellogg Foundation | $1,502,400 | 2016-2019 |
| Growing New Roots: Grafting to Enhance Resiliency in U.S. Vegetable Industries | Co-PIs: Frank Louws, Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Olha Sydorovych, Christopher Gunter, Ricardo Hernandez, Katherine Jennings, Dilip Panthee, Jonathan Schultheis (contracts with 9 other Universities) | US Department of Agriculture (USDA)-National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $3,276,666 | 2016-2018 |
| North Carolina Farm to Childcare: State Level Change in North Carolina as a Model for the Nation | Co-PIs: Nancy Creamer; Dara Bloom; Joanna Lelekacs; Lucy Bradly; Robin Moore; Nilda Cosco; Tessa Thraves; Nichole Huff; Rebecca Dunning | W. K. Kellogg Foundation | $700,000 | 2016-2018 |
| CEFS Long-Term Systems Research: Providing the Building Blocks for Resilient Food Production Systems | Co-PIs: Chris Reberg-Horton, Wayne Robarge, Jessica Dara Bloom, Sarah Bowen, Wesley Everman, Michelle Schroeder, Alan Franzleubbers, Nancy Creamer | University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)) | $100,000 | 2016-2018 |
| Implement plan of Work for the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program (Sustainable Agriculture Training Program: Model State Program) | Co-PIs: Chris Reberg-Horton, Sanjun Gu | University of Georgia (Prime--US Department of Agriculture (USDA)) | $22,222 | 2016-2018 |
| Southern Region SARE Sustainable Agriculture Training Program- PDP- Model State Program- Assistant | Co-PIs: Chris Reberg-Horton, Sanjun Gu | University of Georgia (Prime--US Department of Agriculture (USDA)) | $22,222 | 2016-2018 |
| Enhancing Extension's Food Council Program Support: Building Skills to Drive Collaboration and Align Impacts | PI: Abbey Piner | NC Cooperative Extension's Local Food Program Grant | $5,000 | 2016 |
| CEFS, NC Choices and Forsyth County Cooperative Extension Presents:The May Meat Series | PI: Sarah Blacklin | NC Cooperative Extension ÛÒ Local Food Program Grant | $4,990 | 2016 |
| Building University Market Opportunities For Small And Mid-scale Farmers: Applied Research And Outreach To Strengthen Campus Community Local Food Systems | Co-PIs: Rebecca Dunning; Robyn Stout; Lauren Davis | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $469,771 | 2016-2018 |
| Connecting Kids to Healthy Food in Schools: FoodCorps NC | Co-PIs: Tessa Thraves; Elizabeth Driscoll | Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust | $141,346 | 2016-2019 |
| Advancing Local Food Procurement at NC Universities through Creating Market Opportunities and Leadership Development for Historically-Underserved Populations | PI: Robyn Stout | Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation | $69,956 | 2016-2017 |
| Regional Food Network Analysis | PI: Kathleen Liang | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture- AFRI | $500,000 | 2015-2019 |
| Creating the Cover Crops that Organic Farmers Need: Traditional and Participatory Breeding, and Development of Genetic Markers | PI: Chris Reberg-Horton | US Dept. of Agriculture - Agriculture Research Service (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture) | $292,676 | 2015-2019 |
| Sustainable Organic Strawberry (SOS) Cropping Systems for the Southeast | PI: Sanjun Gu (NC A&T), Lead Institution: University of Florida | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $1,990,000 | 2015-2019 |
| Organic Production of off-Season Day-Neutral Strawberries using Low and High Tunnels in North Carolina | Co-PIs: Sanjun Gu, Jianmei Yu | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $800,000 | 2015-2018 |
| Enhancing the Graduate Program through International Agricultural Experiential Learning and Extension Opportunities in Belize | PI: Joshua Odassi | US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $550,000 | 2015-2018 |
| Decision Support Tools for Cover Crops: Crediting Water and Nitrogen Conservation | PI: Chris Reberg-Horton |