USDA Economic Research Service RIDGE Program
The UC Davis Department of Nutrition is no longer accepting applications for the Economic Research Service RIDGE Program.
Other RIDGE Program funding opportunities maybe found at the USDA Economic Research Service’s website.
Overview of Former Program
The purpose of this small grants program was to stimulate innovative research related to the impact of food assistance on nutrition. Specifically, this program encouraged identification of nutritional indicators (anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary) that could be used to measure the impact of food assistance programs in the United States. Proposals also addressed determinants of diet and nutritional outcomes, particularly obesity, in the food assistance-eligible population. This program was formerly sponsored by the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Summary of Findings
A summary of finding from past projects funded by the UC Davis RIDGE program is available online.
Past Grant Recipients
A list of current and past grant recipients is also available online.
Questions about the former ERS-RIDGE Program at UC Davis may be directed to:
Lucia Kaiser, Ph.D.
Former Co-Director of the UC Davis ERS RIDGE Program
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis
e-mail: llkaiser@ucdavis.edu
or
Tammy J. McMurdo, MS, RD
Former Program Coordinator of the UC Davis ERS RIDGE Program
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis
e-mail: tjmcmurdo@ucdavis.edu