Alvernia University has been awarded a $16,200 state grant to support an aeroponics greenhouse project, state Rep. Manuel Guzman Jr. announced.<\/p>\n
The funding comes through the second round of Pennsylvania\u2019s Agricultural Innovation Grant Program, which supports projects aimed at improving agricultural efficiency and production, protecting natural resources and advancing new technologies.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pleased to see Alvernia University receive this funding to support an aeroponics greenhouse project that advances innovative approaches to agriculture,\u201d Guzman said.<\/p>\n
Aeroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, with roots suspended and supplied with nutrients through a mist or similar system.<\/p>\n
The Alvernia project is among 97 projects receiving a combined $9.7 million through the latest round of the state program. According to the announcement, projects funded statewide include efforts focused on agricultural technology, soil and water conservation and clean energy solutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is encouraging to see the Agricultural Innovation Grant Program making a difference in our community,\u201d Guzman said. \u201cAgriculture is an important part of Pennsylvania\u2019s economy, and I appreciate the Department of Agriculture and the Shapiro administration for their continued investment in the industry and their efforts to strengthen agriculture while protecting our natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n
The state is preparing to open a third round of Agricultural Innovation Grants on Sept. 1. The 2026-27 state budget provides $10 million for the next round of funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alvernia University has been awarded a $16,200 state grant to support an aeroponics greenhouse project, state Rep. Manuel…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-266987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}