Propagate and perform greenhouse and field trials for new citrus varieties that have been edited using crispr precision breeding to create resistance to huanglongbing (HLB).
Ended Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- AP23PPQST00C163
- Recipient
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Soil Culture Solutions, LLC UEI Q6SMQUJSSB53
- Awarding agency
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $900,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 10.025 Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care
- Completion date
- Place of performance
- Florida, USA
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About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $900,000 cooperative agreement to Soil Culture Solutions, LLC (dba Soilcea), a biotechnology company, to propagate and perform greenhouse and field trials for new citrus varieties that have been edited using CRISPR precision breeding to create resistance to Huanglongbing (HLB). This award is funded under the USDA APHIS Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care (CFDA 10.025) federal grant program, which aims to protect U.S. agriculture from economically injurious plant and animal diseases and pests. Soilcea has received over $3 million in federal grants and sub-awards since 2019 to develop disease-resistant produce varieties using advanced genomic editing techniques.
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Who received award AP23PPQST00C163?
AP23PPQST00C163 was awarded to Soil Culture Solutions, LLC by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Department of Agriculture) on September 1, 2023.
How much is award AP23PPQST00C163 worth?
$900,000 has been obligated on AP23PPQST00C163.
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