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Cal Poly Corporation

$31,012,798

Total funding

64

Grants

Funding over time

peak $11.5M · FY2008–24

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Funding mix

By agency

DOD$17,118,747 · 31

DOE$5,789,899 · 6

USDA$4,456,303 · 16

NASA$3,647,848 · 11

By mechanism

—$31,012,798 · 64

Investigators at Cal Poly Corporation

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Largest grants

THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS AND PARADIGMS FOR UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY RESEARCH COLLABORATION$3,274,921

· FY2008 · Department of the Navy

THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS AND PARADIGMS FOR UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY RESEARCH COLLABORATION$3,108,000

· FY2008 · Department of the Navy

THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS AND PARADIGMS FOR UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY RESEARCH COLLABORATION$2,788,000

· FY2011 · Department of the Navy

CALIFORNIA WAVE ENERGY TEST CENTER (CALWAVE)$2,062,521

· FY2014 · Department of Energy

AN AIRCRAFT'S SHAPE IS THE NATURAL STARTING POINT FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION (MDAO). ITS OUTER MOLD LINES AND STRUCTURAL LAYOUT$1,817,302

· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

DEVELOPMENT OF NUTRIENT AND WATER RECYCLING CAPABILITIES IN ALGAE BIOFUELS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS$1,304,552

· FY2013 · Department of Energy

JOINT LOADS AND CARTILAGE STRESS IN INTACT JOINTS OF MILITARY TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEES: ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE$1,027,290

· FY2016 · Department of the Army

ADVANCED MULTIDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS-BASED DESIGN AND ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PURSUE THE REVOLUTIONARY VEHICLE AND TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS NE$965,644

· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

SCALE-UP OF ALGAL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION USING WASTE NUTRIENTS$930,883

· FY2013 · Department of Energy

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED NON-TOXIC COATINGS: LABORATORY-BASED EXPERIMENTS USING BARNACLES AND BRYOZOANS$846,288

· FY2008 · Department of the Navy

NEW REP GRANT "MAGNETIC MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION SUPPORTING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRIC MACHINES"$765,215

· FY2024 · Department of the Army

OPTIMAL DESIGN OF RADIO FREQUENCY ALGORITHMS AND MODELS FOR NEXT GENERATION ACCELERATORS$750,000

· FY2018 · Department of Energy

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** POULTRY BECAME THE WORLD'S MOST CONSUMED MEAT IN 2019. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO TRAIN UNDERGRADUATE/UNDERREPRESENT STUDENTS TO EMPOWER SUSTAINABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION THROUGH ACADEMIC RESEARCH, INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. CAL POLY LOCATES ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN TWO CULTURAL HUBS OF SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND FOSTERS THE TEACHING OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH THE MOTTO OF LEARN-BY-DONG. IN THIS PROJECT FOR 5 YEARS, 25 STUDENTS WILL BE TRAINED TO EXPLORE THEIR CAREER PATHS IN ACADEMIA, BUSINESS, AND GOVERNMENT. STUDENTS WILL HAVE A MENTOR/MENTEE RELATIONSHIP WITH 11 POTENTIAL MENTORS THAT WILL CONTINUE BEYOND THE LIFE OF THIS PROJECT.TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WILL BE PERFORMED AS BELOW:1) STUDENTS WILL BE RECRUITED MAINLY FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES.2) STUDENTS WILL BE TRAINED IN BROILER FEEDING, ALGAE GROWTH, BIRD PROCESSING, MICROBIAL SAFETY, AND SENSORY EVALUATION. 3) STUDENTS WILL BE CONNECTED WITH THE POULTRY AND FOOD INDUSTRIES WHO LOOK FOR TRAINED AND SKILLED PERSONS. 5) STUDENTS WILL BE EQUIPPED FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS. 4) STUDENTS WILL HAVE AN INDUSTRY AND USDA-AMS STUDY TOUR.AT THE COMPLETION OF THIS PROPOSAL, WE WILL CONDUCT AN EXIT INTERVIEW AND WILL TRACK STUDENTS BEYOND THE LIFE OF THIS PROJECT, MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND EXPAND THE INDUSTRY CONNECTION.$738,438

· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

TAS::89 0321::TAS - CDP 34.10, COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE FOR TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY, NEW AGREEMENT$691,944

· FY2010 · Department of Energy

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BROUGHT SEVERAL STRUCTURAL ISSUES FACING THE US FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN INTO SHARP RELIEF. THE LABOR FORCE IN THE FOOD SYSTEM, FROM FARMS TO SUPERMARKETS AND ALL THE INTERCONNECTED SEGMENTS IN BETWEEN, WAS A HIGHLY PUBLICIZED CONSTRAINT IN GETTING FOOD FROM THE GROUND AND ONTO PLATES. NEWS STORIES IN THE POPULAR PRESS AND TRADE PUBLICATIONS REGULARLY DISCUSSED THE ONGOING LABOR ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE FOOD SYSTEM, COVERING FACTORS SUCH AS HIGH RATES OF TURNOVER (FARM BUREAU, 2022), SHUTDOWNS DUE TO COVID-19 INFECTIONS (AP NEWS, 2021), WAGE INFLATION (AGAMERICA, 2022), THE LOSS OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE (TSI, 2020; US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 2023), AND THE DIFFICULTIES IN ATTRACTING YOUNG WORKERS (CROPTRACKER, 2022). A GOOGLE TRENDS ANALYSIS FOR THE TERM LABOR SHORTAGE READILY REVEALS THAT, EVEN AMONG THE PUBLIC, CONCERN AND AWARENESS FOR THIS ISSUE HAS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY SINCE 2020.DESPITE THE ESTABLISHED IMPORTANCE AND URGENCY OF THIS ISSUE BY INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND INCREASINGLY THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY, THERE IS LITTLE PUBLISHED QUANTITATIVE WORK ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. AVAILABLE ESTIMATES OF LABOR SHORTAGES, TURNOVER RATES, WAGE VARIATION, AND OTHER METRICS ARE PREDOMINANTLY ANECDOTAL, WHICH HAMPERS INVESTIGATING HOW THESE MEASURES HAVE CHANGED IN RECENT YEARS. UNDERSTANDING THESE MEASURES IN THE CONTEXT OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE LABOR FORCE CAN HELP THE FOOD SYSTEM FULLY REALIZE THE QUANTIFIABLE BENEFITS OF A DIVERSE WORKFORCE (ROBERSON, 2019). ADDITIONALLY, THE US FOOD INDUSTRY, FROM FARMS (MACDONALD 2020) TO SUPERMARKETS (ZEBALLOS ET AL., 2023, HENDRICKSON ET AL. 2021) AND MOST SECTORS IN BETWEEN (MACDONALD ET AL., 2023), HAS BEEN DEFINED BY INCREASED CONSOLIDATION IN RECENT DECADES. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE KNOWN IMPACTS OF CONSOLIDATION IN OTHER RETAIL INDUSTRIES ON THE LABOR FORCE (RABBANI AND RAJ, 2023, GUANZIROLI 2022), THE LABOR FORCE IMPACTS OF CONSOLIDATION IN THE FOOD SYSTEM ARE NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD AND MAY BE VITAL TO UNDERSTANDING ONGOING LABOR ISSUES. THIS GAP IN KNOWLEDGE IS PARTICULARLY APPARENT WHEN CONSIDERING HOW THE IMPACTS TRANSCEND AN INDIVIDUAL SEGMENT OF THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO ADDRESS LABOR ISSUES IN THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN (LUCKSTEAD ET AL. 2021, LARUE 2020), BUT WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY WORK THAT HAS ASSESSED THE POTENTIAL COSTS OR BENEFITS OF THESE SOLUTIONS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT ADDRESSES EACH OF THESE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION GAPS THROUGH FOUR RELATED, BUT INDIVIDUAL OBJECTIVES. INVESTIGATING THESE OBJECTIVES WILL DEVELOP INSIGHTS FOR INDUSTRIAL, POLICY, AND ACADEMIC AUDIENCES.$649,931

· FY2024 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

OBSERVATIONS AND MODELING FOR SOURCE CHARACTERIZATION$628,207

· FY2008 · Department of the Navy

QUANTIFICATION OF LITTORAL BIOLUMINESCENCE STRUCTURE AND INDUCED WATER LEAVING RADIANCE$604,334

· FY2008 · Department of the Navy

PREDICTIVE GROWTH MODELS FOR ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7 ON FRESH-CUT PRODUCE DURING TRANSPORT AND COLD CHAIN DISTRIBUTION$596,029

· FY2009 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

LABOR-INTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. WILL UNDERGO A SUBSTANTIAL TRANSFORMATION OVER THE NEXT DECADE THAT IS LIKELY TO EXASCERBATE DIFFICULTIES HIRING AND RETAINING FARM WORKERS. IMMIGRATION POLICY, STATE-LEVEL LABOR REGULATIONS, AND U.S. AND FOREIGN LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS, WHICH JOINTLY AFFECT FARM LABOR COSTS AND FARM LABOR AVAILABILITY, INCREASINGLY PRESSURE THE LANDSCAPE OF U.S. AGRICULTURE. SECURING RELIABLE ACCESS TO FARM LABOR CONTINUES TO BE A FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE FOR U.S. FARMERS, AND THE OUTCOMES OF THIS SEARCH HAVE PROFOUND IMPLICATIONS FOR FARM OWNERS, LABORERS AND CONSUMERS.WE WILL COMBINE AND EXAMINE DATA FROM THE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SURVEY (ARMS), THE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE (COA), AND THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS SURVEY (NAWS) TO ESTIMATE HOW THE AGRICULTURAL LABOR MARKET RESPONDS TO WORKET SHORTAGES AND DERIVE INFERENCES ON THE EFFECT OF IMMIGRATION-POLICY REFORM ON STATE-LEVEL AGRICULTURAL LABOR MARKETS. WE WILL FILL GAPS IN THE AVAILABLE DATA ON HOW FARM LABOR SUPPLY RESPONDS TO CHANGES IN WORKER COMPENSATION BY CONDUCTING A FIELD EXPERIMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH A LARGE FRUITGROWER IN CALIFORNIA. WORKING WITH ACTUAL FIELD WORKERS IN THE MARKET WILL ALLOW US TO VARY THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FACING WORKERS IN PREVAILING PIECE RATE CONTRACTS USED BY GROWERS TO UNDERSTAND HOW AGRICULTURAL LABOR PRODUCTIVITY RESPONDS TO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE.$499,969

· FY2019 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF NON-TOXIC, FOULING RELEASE COATINGS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE MECHANISMS CONTROLLING ELASTOMERIC COATING PER$496,141

· FY2009 · Department of the Navy