Whether it be investments in research to combat invasive species or outreach efforts to build healthier communities, Federal Capacity Funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provide vital support for a broad base of critically important programs that address local, state and national issues. At Cornell University, no other source of continuous funding addresses such a broad array of real-time, real-world issues important to our citizens, our food supply, our environment, and our future.
康奈尔AES管理的600万美元项目投资组合支持三所学院平均175名研究人员。如果项目还包括外展和扩展组成部分,他们可能会收到额外的资金康奈尔合作延伸谁管理史密斯杆计划的联邦能力资金。
除了直接解决我们地区面临的一系列重要问题,特别是纽约州,资助的研究项目还使教师能够更具竞争力地申请随后的其他来源的研究资金。
以下是先前资助周期中选定项目的影响。