Federal Programs of Interest to the University of Idaho

Big Data and the Emerging Data Sciences
Idaho is leading the region in applying data to complex issues. Anticipating the increasing ease of data collection and its potential for impact on businesses, agencies and educational institutions, the University of Idaho has led the build-out of data management infrastructure to support data management research and education across the state and in the Northwest.
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Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES)
The Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) is a collaboration between the state of Idaho and its academic research institutions (Boise State University, Idaho State University and the University of Idaho), the federal government through the U.S. Department of Energy and Idaho National Laboratory managed by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC.
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Cybersecurity Threat Reduction
Cybersecurity threats to businesses, government agencies and citizens are increasing drastically. Software security companies like Symantec have detected an average of 9,000 new malicious websites daily (63 percent are infected legitimate sites).
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Department of Transportation University Transportation Center
The University of Idaho’s National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT) hosts researchers who develop and implement cutting-edge research and education programs with support from the U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration.
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Federal Potato Programs
The Pacific Northwest produces more than half of all U.S. potatoes and provides the majority of potato exports. Potatoes are Idaho’s most valuable crop, with $3.5 billion in potato product sales generating $7 billion of economic activity in the state.
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Federal Student Financial Aid Programs
The Pell Grant and Federal Direct Student Loan programs, operated by the U.S. Department of Education, provide college access and affordability for thousands of Idaho students. These programs help students from low- and middle-income Idaho families gain access to college.
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Fire Science Programs
The University of Idaho is a partner in fire science and research programs that benefit people of the state, region and nation.
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Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
The Idaho Cooperative Research Unit of the U.S. Geological Survey educates graduate students in wildlife and fisheries science and conducts research on the production, utilization, management, protection and restoration of fish and wildlife resources in Idaho, as well as on the habitat and ecosystems on which they depend.
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Idaho Rural Solutions Initiative
Within little more than one generation, migration from rural to urban communities has led to a downturn in the quality of life, availability of services and diversity of employment opportunities in rural communities across Idaho, tearing holes in social structures.
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McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program
The McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program (PL87-788) is funded through the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture as a formula-based and competitive program for forestry and natural resources research at land-grant and related universities.
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NASA EPSCoR Program
NASA’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NASA ESPCoR), authorized by Congress in 1993, establishes partnerships between government, higher education and industry to improve states’ research infrastructure, research and development capacity, and national research and development competitiveness in fields of importance to NASA and to related aerospace and earth systems industries.
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National Institutes of Health Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program
Idaho is leading the region in applying data to complex issues. Anticipating the increasing ease of data collection and its potential for impact on businesses, agencies and educational institutions, the University of Idaho has led the build-out of data management infrastructure to support data management research and education across the state and in the Northwest.
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National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR)
Idaho EPSCoR is a federal-state partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Idaho’s three research universities – the University of Idaho, Boise State University, and Idaho State University – to build capacity for statewide academic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research, education and outreach.
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Department of the Interior, Northwest Climate Science Center
Natural resource and agricultural production systems, wild lands, fresh and marine waters, and cultural resources in the Northwest are sensitive to changes or variability in climate.
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Park Studies Unit Program
The University of Idaho Park Studies Unit (PSU) was established in 1979 and is the National Park Service's primary social science unit. The PSU has had a research cooperative agreement with the NPS Social Science Division to administer the Visitor Services Project since 1982.
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education
The University of Idaho graduates more students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines than all the other Idaho institutions of higher education combined. But even this is not enough to keep up with the growing demand for a STEM-literate and STEM-capable workforce.
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The Northwest Knowledge Network (NKN)
The Northwest Knowledge Network is a data management and data science program based at the University of Idaho.
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USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s extramural competitive grants program. AFRI supports research, education and extension in several areas, including sustainable bioenergy and climate change.
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USDA Hatch and Smith-Lever Funds
Future agricultural productivity is an imperative national issue. Sustainable plant and animal agriculture systems ensure society a secure, healthy, economical food and fiber supply.
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Water Resources Research Act Program
Established by the Water Resources Research Act, nationwide Water Resource Research Institutes consult with state and local agencies, institutions of higher education, industry and the general public to determine their research agenda in support of long-term water planning, policy development and resource management.
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