Washington-a new non-profit organization, the Grain Foods Research Institute (GFRI), was founded as a branch of the Grain Foods Foundation (GFF). The launch of the new group was announced on January 28 during the third annual All-Investor meeting of the GFF.
The GFRI will manage the Nutrition Science research program on behalf of the grain -based food industry. Research was a central point of the strategic plan of the GFFs 2023 with an ambition for the group to become ‘the thinker and science driver in the grain-based category by facilitating, financing , to be translated and enlarged and research into consumer insights. “
Ball emphasized countless reasons why a stand -alone 501 (C) 3 Affiliate Group is a preferred choice for the research program based on grain. In addition to sharpening the focus of the industry on research, the work of the GFRI will serve the public interest, as evidenced by the dedication of the group to rigorous, peer-reviewed research, Ball said. She noted that 501 (C) 3 organizations should serve the public interest, while organizations such as the GFF, a 501 (C) 6, are organizations for members. Ball said that the GFRI will seek support for its activities, but will also request research financing from both public and private research financing agencies, including federal agencies and private philanthropic foundations.
In addition to financing research, Ball said that the GFRI will offer small subsidies, “ultimately a large number of them” to help scientific researchers develop plans and to adapt to groups such as the US Department of Agriculture and the US Department of Public Health and Human Services For see major research prizes.
The new initiative comes across the background of Imperiled Agricultural and Voicing Research in Washington, Ball said.
“For this reason there has been no better time to mobilize industry and private philanthropic agents for research into grain food sciences – and GFRI is perfectly placed to facilitate such financing,” she said.
A research program that looks at the nutritional value of corn, managed on behalf of the North American Millers’ Association is the first project that the GFRI has carried out, Ball said. Nama finances the research. Other applications are being treated.