How much funding does SMART Broiler Program provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for SMART Broiler Program?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for SMART Broiler Program?

Eligible applicants: FFAR welcomes individuals or teams with social science, systems science, food systems and evaluative methods expertise to apply. Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

SMART Broiler Program

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research

Foundation Agriculture Grants Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Eligible organizations

FFAR welcomes individuals or teams with social science, systems science, food systems and evaluative methods expertise to apply

Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://foundationfar.org/grants-funding/opportunities/contracted-work-smart-broiler-program-evaluation/)._

Overview

About FFAR

We connect funders, researchers and farmers through public-private partnerships to support audacious research addressing the biggest food and agriculture challenges.

Farmers are facing extreme weather, diminishing natural resources and a growing global demand for their crops. Our unique public-private partnership model allows us to collaborate with diverse stakeholders to identify research opportunities that help farmers adapt to these challenges.

About the SMART Broiler Program

The SMART Broiler program aims to identify Sensors, Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technologies (SMART) solutions that provide objective and comprehensive information about broiler welfare across the supply chain. Existing methods for assessing animal welfare rely on human observation and subjective scoring. Technologies that automatically collect quantitative data on commercial farms, with 25,000-50,000 birds per house, can help producers significantly improve animal welfare.

Program-funded researchers developed and commercialized automated monitoring tools that objectively assess broiler chickens’ welfare. Through two phases of this project, FFAR challenged grantees to focus attention on specific aims, including:

Phase I: Early technology testing and refinement
- Advance the development of hardware components and software configuration for accurate measurement of Key Welfare Indicators (KWIs), mobility and broiler behavior in commercial operations.
- Develop data management and processing tools for KWIs, mobility and broiler behavioral assessment.
Phase II: Validation of welfare assessment tools
- Optimize hardware and software configuration for accurate measurement of KWIs, mobility and behavior in commercial broiler operations.
- Advance the development of data management and processing tools for KWIs, mobility and behavioral assessment.
- Build case for commercial investment in these tools.
- Phase I included 6 projects, and Phase II selected the top 3 promising projects to continue for further funding and research.
- By addressing these research needs, the SMART Broiler program has awarded $5.5 million across 9 executed projects to generate data-driven insights that inform future food system strategies.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

FFAR welcomes individuals or teams with social science, systems science, food systems and evaluative methods expertise to apply.
FFAR can contract with 1099s (independent contractors), for-profits and 501(c)(3) nonprofits

What Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 28
Total given: $25.7M
Median grant: $450K
Range: $38K–$3.75M

By dollars: North Carolina 15%, Kansas 12%, Wisconsin 10%. Top recipient cities: Davis, CA; Raleigh, NC; Madison, WI.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
54% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.