Below are links to our active Product Research funding opportunities. Each individual page contains a description of the requests for pre-proposals and the on-line submission forms. The average duration of funded projects is 2-3 years. The National Dairy Council^TM (NDC) accepts applications from both domestic and international researchers from academic, industry, and government organizations.

2022 PRODUCT RESEARCH GENERAL SOLICITATION IS NOW OPEN

This year areas of interest are:

 CHEESE AND CULTURED DAIRY: ENHANCE CHEESE AND CULTURED DAIRYOPPORTUNITIES IN DOMESTIC AND EXPORT MARKETS

​ MILK POWDERS: ENABLE THE U.S. TO BE A PREFERRED SUPPLIER OFMILK POWDERS (SMP/NDM/WMP) BY DEVELOPING THE KNOWLEDGE TO CONSISTENTLY PRODUCEPOWDERS THAT EXCEED CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS

​ MILK AND WHEY INGREDIENTS AND FRACTIONS: INCREASEUTILIZATION OF MILK/WHEY PROTEINS AND OTHER FRACTIONS AND ENSURE THAT DAIRYPROTEINS REMAIN THE PROTEIN INGREDIENT OF CHOICE FOR FOOD FORMULATORS

 CO-PRODUCTS: IMPROVE QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, AND INCREASE UTILIZATION OF CO-PRODUCTS​

 FLUID MILK AND BEVERAGES: DRIVE INCREMENTAL GROWTH IN DAIRY BEVERAGES​

 DISCOVERY: CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH THAT LEVERAGES A NEW OR EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TO KE​EP THE U.S. DAIRY INDUSTRY AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION​​

 FOOD SAFETY: CONTROL OF PATHOGENS IN DAIRY FOODS AND/OR DAIRY PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS​​​

To find out more about the type of studies and research areas we funded in a past, please visit Funded Research section. Please check our website periodically for new research calls or you may join our mailing list to receive new research solicitation announcements.