Seeding Solutions

Seeding Solutions is sponsored by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR). Seeding Solutions is an annual grant program that funds research pioneering science in FFAR's Research Priorities, which include food systems. It specifically supports projects that convene unique partners from across the food and agriculture sector to solve bold challenges.

Seeding Solutions - Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Your browser does not support the video tag. Seeding Solutions is our annual grant program that funds audacious research supporting each of our Research Priority Areas. The pioneering science funded through this program convenes unique partners from across the food and agriculture sector to solve bold challenges.

Seeding Solutions is our annual grant program that funds audacious research supporting each of our Research Priority Areas. The pioneering science funded through this program convenes unique partners from across the food and agriculture sector to solve bold challenges. kboomer@foundationfar.

org This program is paused and not accepting applications in 2026. Launched in 2017, Seeding Solutions is our annual competitive grant program that supports bold research in any of our Research Priority Areas . FFAR awards approximately 10 grants ranging between $300,000 to $1 million.

Grantees must provide matching funds from non-federal partners. We support innovative projects that address challenges in food supply and agroecosystem management through novel partnerships. Such collaborations provide opportunities to engage stakeholders as integral members of the research team and increase the likelihood of a project’s application beyond its scope.

Recently Awarded Seeding Solutions Grants Reducing Wheat Allergenicity: Paving the Way to Non-Allergenic Wheat FFAR award amount $495,000 Total award amount $990,000 Program Seeding Solutions Matching Funders California Wheat Commission , Celiac Disease Foundation and Kansas Wheat Commission Grantee Institution The University of California, Davis Pangenome-based Identification of Genetic Variants Conferring Stress Resistance in Tomato Wild Relatives, and Efficient Transfer to Cultivated Tomato FFAR award amount $994,561 Total award amount $2,063,835 Matching Funders Meiogenix Grantee Institution Boyce Thompson Institute Applied Innovation of Myoinositol to Improve Cattle Fertility & Sustainability of Cattle Production Systems FFAR award amount $352,936 Total award amount $705,871 Program Seeding Solutions Matching Funders University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Grantee Institution University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture See all Seeding Solutions Awarded Grants Our Insights highlight unique perspectives from across the food and agriculture community.

FFAR Fellow, Colorado State University Using Artificial Intelligence to Calculate GHGs at the Individual Farm Level University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Vice President, Soil, Feed and Water Research at Dairy Management Inc. Advancing Ecosystem Service Markets for Sustainable Farming A Place for Everyone in Agriculture Dr. LaKisha Odom & Jocelyn Hittle Finding a New Way to Control Weeds in Cotton.

FFAR Fellow, Texas A&M University Irrigation’s Role in Ensuring Global Food Security The “Good Soil Discount” — A Game Changer for U.S. Agriculture Land Core Co-founder & Director of Strategy Using Land-based Tools to Benefit Waterways President, Solutions from the Land Organic Ag Podcast Features Innovative Industry Topics Professor, Organic Agriculture Program, Iowa State University Building Bridges Between Academics & Farmers FFAR Fellow, Elizabeth Ellis Manure – Waste or Resource?

Diversifying the Future of Venture Capital The first cohort of the HBCU Kirchner Fellows are Bryana Pittman, Kwame Jackson and Martin Adu-Boahene who co-wrote this Insights piece to share the value of this fellowship and its potential impact. What Do We Call Innovation? Can Adding Carbon to the Soil Help us Manage Weeds?

Gene Editing is a Real Solution for Climate Change Taking Science Beyond the Bench Farmers & Ranchers Can Help In The Climate Crisis Dan Glickman and Bob Stallman Fine-tuning photosynthesis The latest news and updates from FFAR.

Funding Opportunity to Accelerate Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer FFAR, EDF and Cornell Launch Initiative to Advance Finance & Insurance Solutions FFAR Research to Reduce Gluten Intolerance FFAR Grant Harnesses Wild Tomatoes to Combat Agriculture Threats FFAR Research Improves Cattle Reproduction FFAR Grant Develops Solutions to Prevalent & Costly Dairy Cow Lameness FFAR Grants to Optimize Crop Development & Yield Grant to Increase Agriculture Data Sharing Among Farmers, Partners WFO-AgMission™ Report: Global Young Farmers’ Consultation on Climate-Smart Agriculture Seeding Solutions Grant Supports Transition to Sustainable Almond Production Seeding Solutions Grant Helps Develop Corn Resistant to Fungal Disease FFAR & OCP North America Announce Fertilizer Fellowship Awardees & Grant Opportunity FFAR & Danone North America Announce Grant Opportunity to Support Regenerative Agriculture Danone Insititute North America Accepting Grant Proposals for Sustainable Food Systems Initiatives Efficient Fertilizer Consortium Seeks Research to Evaluate Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer Impact Globally FFAR’s Dr. LaKisha Odom Wins Two Prestigious Agriculture Awards Seeding Solutions Grant Promotes Clean Water Through Performance-Based Financing FFAR Seeding Solutions Grant Evaluates the Benefits of Converting Row Crops to Perennial Forage Systems Seeding Solutions Grant Provides Decision Support Tool for Extreme Weather Events Seeding Solutions Grant to Preserve Groundwater and Economically Benefit Growers Tools, technologies and strategies from the research we fund.

Consortium Advances Irrigation Knowledge, Resources & Practices Breakthrough for Irrigation Innovation Consortium Combating Native & Managed Pollinator Population Declines Breakthrough for 16 Research Teams Receive FFAR Grants to Improve Pollinator Health Farmer-to-Farmer Learning Helps Preserve Water & Soil Health, Increase Profits Breakthrough for Novel Farmer-to-Farmer Learning Approaches to Cultivate a Culture of Conservation in the Mississippi River Basin Deleting Wheat Proteins that Cause Intolerances Breakthrough for Reducing Wheat Allergenicity: Paving the Way to Non-Allergenic Wheat AI & Supercomputing Can Quantify Emissions from Individual Farms Breakthrough for FFAR Grant Quantifies Organic Carbon to Improve Agricultural Productivity Developing an Extensive Database of US Groundwater Wells Breakthrough for Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Management Through Innovative Governance & Optimal Agricultural Water Use Under Conflicting Objectives Building Collaborations for Technology-Driven Solutions in Agriculture Breakthrough for Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management (OpenTEAM) Increased Fiber, Same Great Taste Breakthrough for Increasing Dietary Fiber in Wheat Crop Connecting Growers & Markets Breakthrough for FFAR Grant Develops Tools to Predict Consumer Demand, Reduce Food Waste Accelerating Crop Development with Improved Haploid Fertility Breakthrough for Accelerated Development of Crops of the Future Documenting Adaptive Multi-Paddock Grazing’s Benefits Breakthrough for Quantifying the Advantages of Multi-Paddock (AMP) Grazing in the U.S. Southeast & Northern Great Plains Bioengineering Proves Better Photosynthesis Increases Crop Yields Breakthrough for Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) Reinvestment Why Dairy Cows Produce Less Milk in Warm Weather Breakthrough for FFAR Grant Helps Heat-Stressed Dairy Cows Weather Increasing Temperatures Building a Path to Data-Driven Management in Irrigation Want to do more to support our pioneering research?