Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011061

The $173,367 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) will fund evaluation of a split-pond system for largemouth bass aquaculture. American Sport Fish Hatchery Management Group LLC will determine if this alternative production method can improve efficiency and profitability compared to traditional earthen ponds. The split-pond system dedicates approximately 20% of pond space for fish production and 80% for water treatment. This is...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research at Purdue University to develop an intensive aquaculture production system with near-zero emissions through integrating recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), phycoremediation using algae to treat wastewater, and anaerobic digestion for nutrient reuse, energy production and carbon...

This $281,116 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) supports Integrated Pest Management (IPM) research, extension, and education initiatives at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter). The overarching goal is to deliver timely, reliable, and applicable research-based information to stakeholders to mitigate pest problems impacting...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), awarded a $665,957.98 Cooperative Agreement to the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to assess the efficacy of the Lake Guard Oxy treatment process for managing water quality and mitigating harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee. The project aims to evaluate the treatment's performance under both flow and no-flow regimes, prior...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $727,328 Project Grant to the Louisiana State University (LSU) Agricultural Center to develop tunable, biodegradable, bio-derived controlled release formulations designed to specifically deliver copper sulfate as a contact or systemic agrochemical for plant disease management. The goal is to improve the ability of copper to increase the natural defense mechanisms of plants by enabling systemic delivery,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $164,177 to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to combat the threat of Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) and Citrus Greening Disease. The project aims to explore the use of the Beauveria bassiana fungus as an endophytic colonizer of citrus plants,...

This $275,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the CFDA program titled "NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships" aims to develop a targeted biological pesticide for controlling Pythium pathogens in hydroponic greenhouse production of leafy greens. The project will assemble a collection of diverse Pythium pathogen isolates, evaluate 10 Pseudomonad biocontrol strains, and identify the genetic basis for their host-specific killing ability to...

This $1,994,600 federal project grant award was provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) to the University of Florida. The primary objectives are to develop and evaluate innovative pest management strategies, including nano clay matrices, reflective and live mulches, row covers, and augmentative biological control, to improve organic management of whiteflies and aphids in cucurbit crops. The project will conduct detailed...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), provides $325,000 to Michigan State University (MSU) to conduct research on developing biological control strategies for two key agricultural pests - spotted wing drosophila (SWD) and apple maggot fly (AMF). The key products and services to be delivered under this...

This $295,750 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, aims to develop effective integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for cucurbit production in the Delmarva region. The key objectives are to: 1) determine host plant preferences of cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and vine borers; 2) identify volatile...