Center of Excellence for Bison Studies
The Center of Excellence for Bison Studies was formally launched in September 2020 as a partnership between South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University, the National Bison Association and the National Buffalo Foundation. The Center of Excellence for Bison Studies is headquartered at the SDSU West River Research and Extension center in Rapid City, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã.
This year's Competitive Grants Program is now closed. Please check in again early next fall for next year's announcement.
A big thank you to the National Buffalo Foundation for funding support for the Competitive Grants Program!
The 2018 U.S. Farm Bill authorizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture to recognize centers of excellence in research, extension and education in the food and agricultural sciences. The Center of Excellence for Bison Studies is coordinated through SDSU, but includes active participation by researchers and Extension officials from other land grant universities, including 1994 tribal land-grant colleges and universities. The center is collaborative partnership among SDSU, the National Bison Association and the National Buffalo Foundation.
The center focuses on research activities that aim to improve the understanding, management and health of bison and the economic viability of all bison producers and managers.
The western front door to South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University and the College of Agriculture, Food and Sciences.
