Impacts of Federal Capacity Funds
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 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.
The $6 million project portfolio managed by Cornell AES supports an average of 175 researchers in three colleges. If projects also include an outreach and extension component, they might receive additional funding from Cornell Cooperative Extension, which manages Federal Capacity Funds from the Smith-Lever program.
In addition to directly addressing a range of important issues facing our region and especially New York state, funded research projects also enable faculty to be more competitive in applying for subsequent research funding from other sources.
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