About the Role
This Seed Grant Program serves to provide support for fundamental and/or applied research in the filed in
cellular agriculture, precision fermentation, or alternative proteins. The program seeks to expand the
research scope of the National Institute for Cellular Agriculture (NICA) by providing seed level funding
to support the development of novel projects within the research scope defined as cellular agriculture,
precision fermentation, or alternative proteins. The program emphasizes research topics that are
synergistic to the current NICA research aims. Proposal should describe a self-sufficient research
approach that is able to complete within the one-year funding timeline.
About the Organisation
The National Institute for Cellular Agriculture (NICA) was established in 2021 via a historic $10M USDA grant. The National Institute for Cellular Agriculture is housed within the Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture (TUCCA), which coordinates research along seven discrete aims alongside seven other universities.