Open Data Framework
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Build a secure, neutral data-sharing platform for farmers and researchers, and get funded to scale it across agriculture.
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What this is
The Open Data Framework (ODF) awards up to $923,325 to develop neutral, secure platforms for agricultural data sharing among producers, academic institutions, and nonprofits. Priority goes to frameworks tackling farm and ranch profitability, new agricultural markets, invasive species management, soil health regeneration, and human health improvements through precision nutrition. This is infrastructure funding for data platforms, not direct farm grants.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants include universities, nonprofits, and other entities (see NIFA guidance for full list); solo founders and for-profit startups should verify eligibility with NIFA. Must propose building a framework for multi-stakeholder agricultural data sharing, not implementing on a single farm.
Eligible applicant types
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Full description — from the agency
The purpose of ODF, under assistance listing 10.233, is to build frameworks to create neutral and secure data repositories and cooperatives where producers, universities and nonprofit entities can store and share data in ways that will foster agricultural innovation, support technological progress, profitability, and increase production efficiencies. The program prioritizes frameworks that address farm and ranch profitability, new markets and uses for agricultural products, invasive species, soil health to regenerate long-term productivity, or improving human health through precision nutrient and food quality.
Topics: agricultural data sharing · farm data cooperative · secure data repository · farm profitability tech · soil health platform · agricultural innovation
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