Washington State University will receive $499,962 under a five-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop an experiential learning and training program focused on crop resiliency to heat and drought. The grant, awarded under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program, will support establishment of a summer internship program engaging ten undergraduate students annually in...
Washington State University received a $649,215 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will fund research from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2027 to determine the role of sulfur partitioning processes in biological nitrogen fixation in legume root nodules and seed yield and nutritional quality. The researchers will study sulfur transporters...
Washington State University will receive $650,000 over four years from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program to study the role of the plastidial phosphorylase PHO1 and its L80 domain in controlling photosystem I activity and plant growth and development. The research aims to further the understanding of how PHO1 and its unique L80 peptide domain modulate photosynthesis...
The University of Washington received an $849,392 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop sustainable fertilizer alternatives and increase water retention in soils. This award falls under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), a competitive grants program that provides funding for foundational and applied research, extension, and education addressing food and agricultural sciences issues. Through...
This $3,184,637 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act (CFDA 10.203) program supports agricultural research conducted by Washington State University (WSU). Key products and services to be delivered through this 2-year grant include: Developing tools to help crop and animal breeders create cultivars and livestock adapted to Western U.S....
This $5,768,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act (CFDA 10.203) program will support diverse agricultural research and extension efforts at Washington State University (WSU). The key products and services to be delivered through this 2-year grant include: genomic research to improve livestock and crop varieties, such as enhancing...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $180,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to Washington State University (WSU). The funding will support the development of models to predict the life stages of various potato pests and the impact of potential insecticide applications. WSU will collaborate with growers and extension agents to create tools that will assist producers in making...
This Project Grant award of $649,982 was provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA program. The award supports research by Washington State University to advance climate change impact assessments for irrigated agricultural systems in the Columbia River Basin. The key objectives are to: (i) characterize future regional agricultural water demands, including demands for extreme temperature management; (ii)...
Washington State University was awarded a $741,631 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The three-year grant runs from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2026. The grant funds research to develop new tools for plant resistance and protection from root-knot nematode infections, which are a major concern for growers of many crops. The research will...
The US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded Washington State University a $214,000 cooperative agreement from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001). Under this cooperative agreement, WSU will provide agricultural research and technical information to support the goals of the Agricultural Research Service program. Specifically, WSU will conduct basic and applied research to make agricultural...