23DBITN1017
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
The Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative (SDBII) will continue to provide support to the value-added and conventional dairy industry across 12 Southeast states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia). We have created a support network across: 1) understanding value-added dairy opportunities (animal husbandry and farm sustainability), 2) dairy finances and decision-support tools, 3) food safety and product innovation projects, 4) marketing and training tools, and 5) leadership and workforce development.
This current application will focus on expanded and new initiatives around animal husbandry and farm sustainability, dairy finances and decision-support tools, and leadership and workforce development. This furthers our overarching goal of creating a holistic support system, benchmarks, and resources across all aspects of the dairy industry. Outcomes will include: surveys of automated calf feeder management practices. Applied research on best management practices and calf behavior for automated calf feeders. Offsetting herd genomic testing costs and surveying producers.
Assessing traditional and novel feeding methods impact on dairy cattle greenhouse gas emissions and production. Expansion of the Dairy Gauge program to include milk fat and protein, pregnancy rate, cull rate, other farm management practices, and greenhouse gases. Refinement of U-DAIRE program curricula and expansion. Expansion and refinement of milk program across the Southeast. Creation of Curd program to foster producer community communication and engagement scholarships for leadership and training opportunities for dairy businesses.
Competitive subaward programs for Southeast dairy businesses. Creating extension fact sheets, publications, decision tools, and video resources.
This current application will focus on expanded and new initiatives around animal husbandry and farm sustainability, dairy finances and decision-support tools, and leadership and workforce development. This furthers our overarching goal of creating a holistic support system, benchmarks, and resources across all aspects of the dairy industry. Outcomes will include: surveys of automated calf feeder management practices. Applied research on best management practices and calf behavior for automated calf feeders. Offsetting herd genomic testing costs and surveying producers.
Assessing traditional and novel feeding methods impact on dairy cattle greenhouse gas emissions and production. Expansion of the Dairy Gauge program to include milk fat and protein, pregnancy rate, cull rate, other farm management practices, and greenhouse gases. Refinement of U-DAIRE program curricula and expansion. Expansion and refinement of milk program across the Southeast. Creation of Curd program to foster producer community communication and engagement scholarships for leadership and training opportunities for dairy businesses.
Competitive subaward programs for Southeast dairy businesses. Creating extension fact sheets, publications, decision tools, and video resources.
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Tennessee
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
University Of Tennessee was awarded
SDBII: Dairy Innovation in Southeast States
Project Grant 23DBITN1017
worth $7,053,333
from Dairy Program in September 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Tennessee United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 10.176 Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2023.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 2/21/24
Period of Performance
9/30/23
Start Date
9/30/26
End Date
Funding Split
$7.1M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$7.1M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for 23DBITN1017
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
23DBITN1017
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
127289 DAIRY BUSINESS INNOVATION
Funding Office
127289 DAIRY BUSINESS INNOVATION
Awardee UEI
L54FLKJM2MN4
Awardee CAGE
3GUL8
Performance District
TN-90
Senators
Marsha Blackburn
Bill Hagerty
Bill Hagerty
Modified: 2/21/24