| Synergistic Moderate Processing for Low Temperature Pasteurization of Food to Improve Food Quality and Nutrition | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-46713 | 2026 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | 09/01/2026 | 08/31/2029 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $649,995.00 | CALIFORNIA |
| Artificially Induced Abiotic Stress to Reduce Germination Time in Malt Production | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-46683 | 2026 | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE | 08/15/2026 | 08/14/2029 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $650,000.00 | KENTUCKY |
| Future-Ready Food Industry Workshop: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things Technologies, Sensors, and Automation for Resource Efficiency and Processing Innovations | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-46656 | 2026 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | 08/15/2026 | 08/14/2027 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $49,982.00 | NORTH CAROLINA |
| Deep Reconstructed Hyperspectral Imaging from Color Images for Sweetpotato Quality Evaluation | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-46684 | 2026 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | 09/01/2026 | 08/31/2030 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $649,986.00 | ILLINOIS |
| Advancing Structured-Illumination Imaging for Real-time Myopathic Defect Inspection of Poultry Meat | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-46681 | 2026 | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 08/15/2026 | 08/14/2030 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $649,999.00 | MICHIGAN |
| Colorful Proteins: A Healthier Alternative to Synthetic Food Dyes | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-46682 | 2026 | UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS | 09/01/2026 | 08/31/2030 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $649,998.00 | MASSACHUSETTS |
| An Innovative Extrusion Process for Off-flavor Removal and Fat-marbled Texturization of Plant Proteins: Mechanistic Understanding and Process Development | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-46712 | 2026 | CORNELL UNIVERSITY | 08/15/2026 | 08/14/2029 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $650,000.00 | NEW YORK |
| Smart Synbiotic Hydrogel Design via Controlled Microwave and Electric Field-Mediated Engineering of Alginate Oligosaccharide | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67018-46685 | 2026 | UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | 08/15/2026 | 08/14/2029 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $799,891.00 | CONNECTICUT |
| Multifunctional and Biodegradable Nanocomposite Films Enabled by Melanin-based Hybrid Nanoparticle Microcapsules for Sustainable Food Packaging | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-46014 | 2026 | CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | 03/01/2026 | 02/28/2029 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $611,000.00 | OHIO |
| A sustainable, substrate-independent coating for reducing microbial spoilage and extending food shelf-life | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-46007 | 2026 | WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY | 02/15/2026 | 02/14/2029 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $649,999.00 | WASHINGTON |
| Partnership: Next-Generation of Baking: Multiscale Modeling, Experimental Validation, and Real-Time Sensing for Improved Flavor Generation and Retention | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-46008 | 2026 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | 03/01/2026 | 02/28/2030 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $799,670.00 | ILLINOIS |
| Pulsed vacuum infrared drying for texturizing and quality preserving of crispy plant-based foods: mechanistic understanding and process development. | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-45883 | 2026 | CORNELL UNIVERSITY | 02/01/2026 | 01/31/2028 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $299,823.00 | NEW YORK |
| Targeted next-generation prebiotic ingredient for gut health | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-45884 | 2026 | PURDUE UNIVERSITY | 02/15/2026 | 02/14/2028 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $299,836.00 | INDIANA |
| PARTNERSHIP: Development of lipid- and protein-rich composite fungal materials for alternative meat applications | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-45555 | 2026 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | 12/01/2025 | 11/30/2028 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $751,937.00 | CALIFORNIA |
| Advancing 3D plant-based scaffolds for cultured meat through integration of extrusion processing and tissue engineering | | NIFA Non Formula | 2026-67017-45556 | 2026 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO | 12/01/2025 | 11/30/2029 | 2026 | ACTIVE | $606,620.00 | IDAHO |
| Design Controllable Fibrous Structures In High-Moisture Meat Analogs With Tailored Cooling Profile: A Hybrid Computer Aided Engineering Approach | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67017-44946 | 2025 | UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2028 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $610,914.00 | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Effect of thermodynamic parameters and intrinsic properties on crystallization kinetics and physical properties of fats | | NIFA Non Formula | 2023-67017-44874 | 2025 | BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | 08/15/2025 | 08/14/2027 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $454,676.60 | NEBRASKA |
| Improving Food Safety with In Vitro Human Digestive System Modeling: Assessing Novel Foods | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67017-44945 | 2025 | TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2030 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $610,988.00 | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Evidence-Based Classification of Processed Foods: Evaluation of Composition, Structural and Nutritional Properties | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67017-44835 | 2025 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | 07/15/2025 | 07/14/2029 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $611,000.00 | CALIFORNIA |
| AI-accelerated detection of microbial spoilage in juice processing for enhanced food quality and waste reduction | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67017-44834 | 2025 | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2028 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $611,000.00 | OREGON |
| High-Speed Precision Laser Technologies For Sustainable And Energy-Efficient Food Drying | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67017-44821 | 2025 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | 07/15/2025 | 07/14/2027 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $300,000.00 | ILLINOIS |
| Cold plasma innovations in drying pretreatment of fruits and nuts: enhancing efficiency and reducing energy consumption | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67017-44836 | 2025 | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2028 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $610,997.00 | OREGON |
| PARTNERSHIP: Next-Generation Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Solutions for Improved Food Safety and Shelf-life Enhancement: From Electrode Design to Commercial Application | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67017-44830 | 2025 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | 07/15/2025 | 07/14/2028 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $752,000.00 | NORTH CAROLINA |
| Guided-Ultrasound-Enhanced-Evaporation (GUEE): Reducing Energy Consumption of Falling Film Evaporation | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67018-44837 | 2025 | NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | 08/01/2025 | 07/31/2029 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $745,210.40 | NEW MEXICO |
| Probing Mitochondrial-Redox Modulations in Determining Meat Quality | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67018-44832 | 2025 | OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | 08/01/2025 | 07/31/2027 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $299,998.00 | OKLAHOMA |
| Developing an Automated Preparation Technology for Skewering Operations in Meat and Seafood Kebab Production | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67017-44831 | 2025 | MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY | 08/15/2025 | 08/14/2028 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $611,000.00 | MISSISSIPPI |
| 1st FRESH PACK POTATO SYMPOSIUM | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67017-44833 | 2025 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO | 07/15/2025 | 07/14/2027 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $31,497.00 | IDAHO |
| Stable and Cost-effective Artificial Proteases for Economic Recovery of Proteins from Brewer`s Spent Grain | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67018-44820 | 2025 | GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE) | 07/15/2025 | 07/14/2027 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $300,000.00 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| Affordable and Scalable 3D Biomanufacturing System for Regenerative Beef Proteins as Innovative Food Proteins | | NIFA Non Formula | 2022-67017-44873 | 2025 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES | 06/30/2025 | 12/30/2026 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $293,882.12 | NORTH CAROLINA |
| Workshop on Science-Based Principles for Food Classification Based on Processing and Formulation to Support Public Health | | NIFA Non Formula | 2025-67017-44278 | 2025 | INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FOOD & NUTRITION SCIENCES | 11/30/2024 | 11/29/2026 | 2025 | ACTIVE | $49,999.00 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |