From Innovation to Impact: How to Compete for USDA SBIR/STTR Funding

Erika Kraus was born and raised in rural northeast Kansas. She joined the Peace Corps after earning undergraduate degrees in Biology and French from Benedictine College and served in the Republic of Benin as an Environmental Action Volunteer. That experience led her to pursue graduate degrees in African and African American Studies from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. in Forestry from Michigan State University. Her background in communication and critical thinking supports NIFA's competitive grant programs. Outside of NIFA, Erika is an Extension Master Naturalist, a youth soccer coach, an avid reader and runner, and a dog lover who often cooks for a table of five.