← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE
$2,193,198
Total funding
4
Grants
Funding over time
peak $785.6K · FY2005–22$1M$750K$500K$250K$0
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'22
Funding mix
By agency
NSF$2,080,641 · 3
USDA$112,557 · 1
By mechanism
—$2,193,198 · 4
Investigators at Northeast Community College
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
Not enough data
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Not enough data
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
Developing a Precision Agriculture Workforce Ladder through Secondary, College, and Incumbent Worker Education that Integrates Emerging Technologies and Farm Data$785,625
· FY2017 · EDU
Developing a Model for Agriculture, Information Technology, and Electronics Technician Education in Rural Communities$750,000
· FY2005 · EDU
Advancing Precision Agriculture in the Urban Environment$545,016
· FY2022 · EDU
MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE HOW DEPENDENT TODAY'S FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES ARE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AT THE INDIVIDUAL PRODUCER LEVEL, FEW OPERATIONS EXIST WHICH DO NOT UTILIZE GPS-DRIVEN CROP PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, GIS MAPPING FOR EFFICIENT IRRIGATION AND CHEMICAL APPLICATION, AUTOMATED TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND FEEDING CONTROLS IN LIVESTOCK BARNS OR COMPUTER BASED RECORDS MANAGEMENT. AT THE PROCESSOR LEVEL, THE INCREASE IN ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION IN PROCESSING LINES AND USE OF PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR SCHEDULING AND DISTRIBUTION ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES OF DEPENDENCE UPON TECHNOLOGY-BASED TOOLS. ALL THESE TOOLS ARE VULNERABLE TO HACKING AND RANSOMWARE ATTACKS, ESSENTIALLY PUTTING OUR FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY IN JEOPARDY.THIS PROJECT CREATES A FRAMEWORK FOR EDUCATING INCUMBENT WORKERS IN RURAL AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVES ON DATA ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION SECURITY AS WELL AS DEVELOPING A PIPELINE OF AG-TECH WORKERS FOR GROWING INDUSTRY NEEDS. USE OF SHORT-TERM, FLEXIBLE TRAINING OPTIONS TO PROVIDE TRAINING IS CORNERSTONE TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT. MAKING UPSKILING AND RESKILLING ACCESSIBLE TO THE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED AUDIENCES OF RURAL WORKFORCE ELEVATES THE PRACTICE OF INFORMATION SECURITY MEASURES ESSENTIAL TO MINIMIZING DISRUPTION OF OPERATIONS.$112,557
· FY2022 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture