CAFNR Equipment Matching Grant Program

The Equipment Matching Grant Program provides matching support for the purchase of major equipment that will advance the infrastructure available for research and will help improve research metrics identified in the CAFNR Strategic Plan. The equipment must be shared by several faculty members. Proposals must demonstrate matching funds as described elsewhere in this document.

• Details and how to apply (PDF)
• Please submit your application (as a single PDF file, including attachments) to Rhonda Turner (TurnerRH@missouri.edu), CAFNR Office of Research, by January 31, 2024.

CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT)

This new CAFNR funding is designed to accelerate the translation of agriculture, food and natural resources innovations into products and processes that improve the lives of people in Missouri and beyond. The program bridges the gap between academic research and industry by providing funding to CAFNR faculty-led teams to perform experiments to generate data that will ultimately lead to commercialization of new technologies.

• Due: Letter of Intent by Dec. 15; submission of a full proposal (maximum 3 pages), if invited, by March 15
• Details and how to apply (PDF)

The Joy of Discovery Seed Grant Program

A CAFNR “seed grant” program to support research.

• Due: April 1 at 5 pm
• Details and how to apply (PDF)