AAI Funding
AAI Database
AAI Graphic Standards
Publicity
Animal Agriculture Research Priorities
AAI Funding
Funding from the Animal Agriculture Initiative (AAI) is available to Michigan State University and MSU Extension faculty and staff members through a competitive grants process to address challenges in the animal agriculture industry. Individual farmers may partner with MSU faculty to conduct research projects at their facilities.
Download the 2010-2011 request for proposals here.
2010-2011 Funding Cycle Timeline
- September 2009 -- 2010 - 2011 call for pre-proposals
- October 2009 -- 2010-2011 pre-proposals due to the AAI
- October 2009 -- Selection of pre-proposals eligible to submit full proposals
- November 2009 -- Full proposals due to the AAI
- November 2009 -- Presentation of full proposals to the AAI
- December 2009 -- AAI announces proposal awards
- July 1, 2010 -- 2010-2011 funding becomes available to selected projects
- Fall 2010 -- 2011-2012 call for pre-proposals
AAI Database
All AAI-funded researchers are required to submit six-month progress reports via the AAI database.
Click here to log into the AAI Database
AAI Graphic Standards
Researchers... Planning a presentation about your AAI-funded project? Using your AAI research in a new grant proposal? Reporting on your AAI research to stakeholders?
Click here for AAI graphic standards and logo downloads
Publicity Partnerships
Please contact Sara Long, the AAI communications manager, if you have story suggestions, project impacts or other ideas for promoting AAI at MSU. If a past AAI project initiated further funding or seeded a major breakthrough, please allow us to partner with you to promote your work. Together, we can continue AAI’s legacy of funding advances in the animal agriculture industry and work to enhance our capacity in the future
Animal Agriculture Research Priorities
Following is a listing of the research topic categories established as high priority by the state's animal industry groups. The AAI will give priority to those research proposals targeting work within these broad categories, as well as those clearly identifying a current and future ability to leverage matching or external funding.
Animal Industry-Identified Research Categories
- Environment
- Health
- Imminent or emerging issues
- Profitability
- Welfare