Research RFP – Human Nutrition (2027)
Research RFP – Human Nutrition (2027) supports researchers studying pork nutrients, dietary patterns, and health outcomes to build evidence on pork’s role in human health across the lifespan.
Funder: National Pork Board
Due Dates: January 15, 2027, 5 p.m. CT (LOI) | February 12, 2027 (LOI decision) | March 10, 2027, 5 p.m. CT (Invited full proposal) | April 14, 2027 (Funding decision)
Funding Amounts: $650,000 total available; category-specific awards range from $20,000 to $350,000, with other categories capped at $30,000–$150,000
Summary: Supports pork-specific research on nutrients, dietary patterns, and health outcomes across the lifespan.
Key Information: PIs must complete NPB’s Train the Trainer Program before the grant process and include a completion certificate.
Description
The National Pork Board’s Human Nutrition Advisory Committee supports research that advances understanding of pork and pork-related nutrients in human health. Its vision is to generate pork-specific, publishable evidence establishing pork as a nutrient-dense, whole-food protein supporting health across the lifespan. The program seeks evidence that distinguishes fresh pork from broad or processed-meat categories and clarifies nutritional composition, bioavailability, dietary roles, and health outcomes.
Four priorities guide the competition: pork nutrient profiles and health outcomes, cultural and community nutrition, bioavailability and food synergy, and epidemiological methods that distinguish meat categories. Research may include reviews, dietary modeling, culturally informed consumption analyses, cooking and meal-combination studies, clinical pilots, and improved dietary assessment methods. Projects should generate fundamental knowledge with practical relevance to human health and the U.S. pork industry, including evidence supporting credible scientific communications and claims.
