← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
James A Rhodes State College
$1,100,000
Total funding
2
Grants
Funding over time
peak $600K · FY2021–23$1M$750K$500K$250K$0
'21
'22
'23
Funding mix
By agency
USDA$1,100,000 · 2
By mechanism
—$1,100,000 · 2
Investigators at James A Rhodes State 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
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
Most funded here, all years
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Largest grants
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** RHODES STATE COLLEGE'S (RSC) GOAL WITH THIS GRANT IS TO CATALYZE THE EXPANSION OF EMBEDDING INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS WITHIN THE TWO-YEAR ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY AND REACH INTO THE AREA HIGH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES TO OFFER CREDENTIAL TRAINING TO UPSKILL THE CURRENT AND FUTURE AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE OF NORTHWEST OHIO. TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE THE CURRICULUM, RSC WILL CONTINUE OFFERING A FANUC CERTIFICATION COURSE AND WILL EMBED FOUR ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS INTO THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE: OHIO AGRICULTURE COMMODITY TESTER, COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE, PART 107 REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATION, AND BASF PLANT SCIENCE CERTIFICATION. THE ABOVE CREDENTIALS WERE DESIGNATED AS TOP PRIORITIES BY THE RSC AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. RSC WILL ALSO SEEK NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA HIGH SCHOOLS TO CREDENTIAL STUDENTS TO EARN THE CREDENTIALS AND ENTER THE WORKFORCE UPON GRADUATION. RSC WILL SUPPORT THESE COURSES BY BRINGING THE MOBILE LABORATORY TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS FOR HANDS-ON TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY, RSC WILL CONDUCT TRAINING MODULES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO EARN INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS IN AGRICULTURE. THE INNOVATIVE APPROACH OF THE PROGRAM IS THREE-FOLD: IT EMBEDS ADDITIONAL INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS, NEEDED BY REGIONAL EMPLOYERS, IN THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE CURRICULUM; SUPPORTS AGRICULTURE CREDENTIAL TRAINING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EARN THESE NEEDED WORKFORCE CREDENTIALS; AND BRINGS AGRICULTURE CREDENTIALING DIRECTLY TO PARTICIPANTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. ALL PARTICIPANTS CAN BE TRAINED AND TAKE THE CREDENTIAL EXAMS AT NO COST.$600,000
· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** RHODES STATE COLLEGE'S (RSC) GOAL WITH THIS GRANT IS TO CATALYZE THE EXPANSION OF THE COLLEGE'S EXISTING AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CERTIFICATE TO INCLUDE THE CREATION OF AN AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (AG TECH) TO DEVELOP A TECHNOLOGY-COMPETENT AND DATA-SAVVY WORKFORCE WHOSE SKILLS ALIGN TO FILL THE NEEDS OF FARMERS AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS IN NORTHWEST OHIO. RSC, IN COLLABORATION WITH AGRICULTURAL PARTNERS, WILL CREATE AN AGRICULTURE DESIGN LABORATORY (ADL) WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BOTH STUDENTS AND THE NORTHWEST OHIO AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY FOR COLLABORATION RELATED TO THE USE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY. RSC WILL CREATE THE CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (CATT). THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND DEAN TOGETHER WILL SELECT A LEAD AG TECHNOLOGY FACULTY MEMBER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION, THE RSC INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO WORKFORCE TRAINING IS THREEFOLD: USING SHORT-TERM STACKABLE AG TECH CERTIFICATES LEADING TO AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, WITH CREDENTIALS EMBEDDED IN THE CURRICULUM, AND THE CREATION OF AN ADL. THREE ADDITIONAL STACKABLE CERTIFICATES IN AGRONOMY, PRESCRIPTION MAPPING, AND ROBOTICS/AI, ALONG WITH A TWO-YEAR ASSOCIATE DEGREE WILL BE CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED. AGRONOMY WAS CHOSEN AS IT GIVES THE STUDENT THE NEEDED SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND TO MAKE EDUCATED CHOICES TO OPTIMIZE CROP YIELD. PRESCRIPTION MAPPING WAS CHOSEN TO FOR THE ABILITY TO USE, TROUBLESHOOT AND APPLY TECHNOLOGY TO EFFICIENTLY MANAGE PRODUCTION. ROBOTICS/A.I WAS CHOSEN TO GIVE STUDENTS A TECHNICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF USING SENSORS AND AUTONOMOUS MACHINES IN IMPLEMENTING PRESCRIPTIVE PROCESSES DETERMINED BY AGRONOMIC AND PRESCRIPTIVE PRINCIPLES.$500,000
· FY2021 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture