Who funds dairy research?

We count 73 funded dairy projects, active between 2021 and 2031, from 5 funders. The most came from USDA (36 projects), Gates Foundation (14 projects) and EU · MSCA (7 projects). The median award is $650K, across the 72 of 73 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

73

Funders

5

Median award

$650K

Open calls now

1

Top funders of dairy research

Projects whose title or summary mentions dairy. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open dairy funding calls

1 open call mentions dairy today.

• Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2026
  Agricultural Marketing Service$2,300,000 – $3,450,000Deadline: December 1, 2026 ·

Funded dairy projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Metritis is a common and painful uterine infection affecting about 1 in 4 dairy cows after calving--approximately 2.3 million cows annually…
  USDA · $999,898 · ends 2031
• Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited — Agricultural Development
  Gates Foundation · $4,999,597 · ends 2030
• The University of Edinburgh — Agricultural Development
  Gates Foundation · $2,426,471 · ends 2030
• Metritis is a common and painful uterine disease that affects dairy cows shortly after calving and is one of the main reasons antibiotics…
  USDA · $650,000 · ends 2030
• Early loss of pregnancy is a major cause of poor fertility in beef and dairy cows, leading to fewer calves and lower milk production for…
  USDA · $650,000 · ends 2030
• Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation (I.M.P.A.C.T.) — Agricultural Development
  Gates Foundation · $4,999,963 · ends 2029
• Investigating Milk Consumption by Neolithic Farmers using a Novel Calcium Isotope Proxy (NeoCalcium)
  UKRI · NERC · £840,337 · ends 2028
• Automated dairy cow monitoring for precision fertility management
  UKRI · Innovate UK · £70,063 · ends 2028
• Crafting sustainable and health concerned low-calorie dairy and plant alternatives with innovative shellac-infused powdered matrices
  EU · MSCA · ends 2028
• An integrated biorefinery for the conversion of dairy side streams to high value bio-based chemicals
  EU · Horizon Europe and earlier · €29,949,323 · ends 2027

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “dairy”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.