NIFA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
05/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/20/2026 08:45
NIFA Awards $7.7M to Support Food and Human Health
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded $7.7 million in funding to support 14 projects funded by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative program area priority Food and Human Health (A1343). This portfolio aims to improve human health by investigating the interrelationships of foods and their impact on gut microbiota. Project outcomes inform precision nutrition or personalized dietary needs and complement the nation's dietary pattern recommendations to prevent, reduce, or control chronic diseases.
2024 Awardees:
- Cornell University
- Florida State University (2)
- Northeastern University
- Purdue University
- Texas Tech University
- Tufts University
- University of Connecticut (2)
- University of Delaware
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Nevado, Reno
- University of North Carolina Greensboro
- Western New England University.
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