Project Grant 20215110635584
- Hazel Technologies, Inc. was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop extended release delivery of organic sprout inhibitors to control potato sprouting in the postharvest supply chain. The SBIR/STTR programs support scientific excellence and technological innovation through federal research...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of Idaho received a $743,000 Cooperative Agreement 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 program (CFDA 10.025), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026. The award funds research to identify and isolate genetic defenses from Solanum sisymbriifolium (litchi tomato), a plant immune to potato cyst nematodes (PCN),...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $1.24 million Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200) to support the Northwest Potato Variety Development Program through September 29, 2026. The award funds a collaborative federal, university, and industry research initiative designed to develop superior potato varieties through...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho received a $695,380 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) effective August 15, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This research project investigates the molecular mechanisms by which potato plants detect and respond to nematode-associated molecular patterns (NAMPs), specifically ascaroside 18 (ASCR18), to activate immune defenses...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $709,990 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200) awarded on September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2026. The award supports the Southwest Potato Research Program, a collaborative initiative between Texas A&M University, Colorado State University, and the University of California that has...
- Project Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $959,956 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) to evaluate electric weed control (EWC) as a practical and economically viable weed management strategy for organic vegetable production systems in the Pacific Northwest. The four-year project, awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2029, will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $591,460 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2029. The project delivers integrated agricultural research services aimed at accelerating the development of heat and humidity-tolerant potato varieties suited to Southern U.S. growing...
- Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $935,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) program, awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2029. The award supports integrated research, education, and extension activities designed to address weed management challenges in organic crop production. Penn State will conduct complementary field...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Industrial Innovation, totaling $250,000, supports research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to develop effective and safe pesticide formulations for protecting crops from fungal diseases. Under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the awardee will identify naturally produced molecules with enhanced fungicidal activity against Botrytis cinerea and Phakopsora pachyrhizi, major pathogens causing billions in annual crop...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of Idaho received a $309,366 cooperative agreement 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 program (CFDA 10.025), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026. This award supports research to develop resistance to the pale cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) in russet-type potato varieties for Idaho farmers facing...
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY ISSUE RELATED TO ORGANIC POTATO STORAGE AND CONTROL OF PREMATURE SPROUTING. WE HYPOTHESIZED THAT PLANT NATURAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS ESSENTIAL OILS (EO), EO FRACTIONS, BLENDS, AND INDIVIDUAL COMPOUNDS CAN BE DISCOVERED THAT WILL HAVE GREATER SPROUT SUPPRESSION ACTIVITY COMPARED WITH THE CURRENTLY USED SPROUT SUPPRESSORS/INHIBITORS IN ORGANIC POTATO. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO DEVELOP POTATO SPROUT SUPPRESSION/INHIBITOR PRODUCT(S) FOR ORGANIC POTATO. THE OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) SCREENING OF ~ 300 EO AND EO FRACTIONS AND IDENTIFY ONES WITH THE HIGHEST POTATO SPROUT SUPPRESSION; (2) BIOASSAY-GUIDED FRACTIONATION OF SELECTED EO AND EO FRACTIONS; (3) COMPARE THE MOST PROMISING COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS AGAINST CURRENTLY USED SPROUT INHIBITORS; (4) REVEAL THE MODE OF ACTION OF THE PROMISING COMPOUNDS AND BLENDS ON POTATO TUBERS BY EMPLOYING TRANSCRIPTION PROFILING AND METABOLOMICS APPROACHES; (5) COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS TO THE POTATO INDUSTRY, SCIENTISTS, EXTENSION, STUDENTS, AND GENERAL PUBLIC. INCORPORATE THE INFORMATION INTO ONLINE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CERTIFICATES IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE TO REACH OUT TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. THE PROJECT GOAL AND OBJECTIVES ARE IN LINE WITH THE FY 2021 PRIORITY AREAS, SPECIFICALLY PRIORITY 3: DEVELOP CULTURAL PRACTICES AND OTHER ALLOWABLE ALTERNATIVES.. AND PRIORITY 4: OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ORGANIC TRANSITION. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS LIMITATIONS IN ORGANIC POTATO STORAGE AND SPROUT CONTROL THAT ALSO HINDERS TRANSITION OF CONVENTIONAL POTATO PRODUCERS TO CERTIFIED ORGANIC. THE RESULTS WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW POTATO SPROUT SUPPRESSORS OR INHIBITORS, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF POTATO, REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVED HUMAN HEALTH.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 3/23/26 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 8/29/25 | ||
| Not listed | $595.0k | 8/3/21 |