The University of Maryland, College Park was awarded a $499,804 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to determine the properties required for a genetically engineered biocontrol agent to work safely from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025.
The grant is funded through NIFA's Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research program (BRAG, CFDA #10.219), which supports generating new information to assist federal regulatory agencies in evaluating the risks of introducing genetically engineered organisms. Specifically, this project aims to develop a genetically engineered organism that can control agricultural pests in an environmentally safe manner by establishing the characteristics needed for the biocontrol agent to function as intended without unintended environmental impacts. Insights from this research could enable regulatory approval of future genetically engineered biocontrol tools.
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